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Danger Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
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Danger Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Danger Reef sea temperature is
17.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Danger Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 7PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 13). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
3685 | 3640 | 3459 | 3027 | 2730 | 2365 | 2113 | 1880 | 1527 | 1280 | 1090 | 608 | 444 | 636 | 1992 | 2378 | 2634 | 2598 | 2752 | 1922 | 1736 | 1338 | 1179 | 1083 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 12:45PM1.29m | 00:56AM1.50m | 1:30PM1.39m | 1:40AM1.60m | 2:14PM1.48m | 2:24AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43PM0.30m | 7:22AM0.12m | 7:29PM0.21m | 8:04AM0.02m | 8:13PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | |
— | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
3685 | 3640 | 3459 | 3027 | 2730 | 2365 | 2113 | 1880 | 1527 | 1280 | 1090 | 608 | 444 | 452 | 1992 | 2378 | 2634 | 2598 | 2752 | 1922 | 1736 | 1338 | 1179 | 1083 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | W 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | S 15 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
1321 | 1430 | 1488 | 1248 | 911 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 31 | 80 | 80 | 285 | 312 | 636 | 156 | 335 | 335 | 335 | 471 | 1542 | 1459 | 1288 | 1121 | 865 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 5 | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | 81 | 123 | 82 | 173 | 264 | 307 | 255 | 123 | 57 | 368 | 1014 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 23 | 37 | 55 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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