Danger Reef surf break

Danger Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 04 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
18.9° 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 5AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
5
7
0
0
3
2
0
3
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1.4
SW
1.9
SW
2.4
SW
3
SW
3
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)121211111111101010101113141616161615151414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)39638330929833228627617038478314142601434175708122760268075581494946555127483943763844
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:14AM
1.54
4:34PM
1.42
4:42AM
1.47
5:02PM
1.35
5:10AM
1.37
5:32PM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:08PM
0.15
10:30AM
0.11
10:35PM
0.21
10:56AM
0.19
11:02PM
0.29
11:23AM
0.28
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise---7:00-------7:01-------7:01----
Sunset------6:37-------6:36-------6:35-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201919182020201919181817181918181818181818181817
Feels °C (?)212021181918181819151414151514141314151414141211
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