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Danger Reef Surf Forecast
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Danger Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 13 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.5° 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: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 156 | 169 | 507 | 518 | 628 | 732 | 777 | 741 | 677 | 864 | 1799 | 1644 | 1850 | 3719 | 3022 | 3275 | 3581 | 3385 | 7260 | 6315 | 5606 | 5224 | 4427 | 3644 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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