Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Danger Reef today (26 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 3AM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sun 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 825 | 736 | 1425 | 2660 | 3024 | 3413 | 3639 | 3647 | 3170 | 2581 | 1860 | 1667 | 1303 | 1267 | 1255 | 1218 | 1179 | 1179 | 1155 | 1137 | 1299 | 1764 | 1824 | 2055 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:40AM1.22m | 1:23PM1.16m | 1:25AM1.25m | 2:03PM1.22m | 2:06AM1.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35PM0.52m | 7:13AM0.37m | 7:24PM0.47m | 7:54AM0.32m | 8:06PM0.42m | 8:31AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11 |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 825 | 736 | 1425 | 2660 | 3024 | 3413 | 3639 | 3647 | 3170 | 2581 | 1860 | 1667 | 1303 | 1267 | 1255 | 1218 | 1179 | 1179 | 1155 | 1137 | 1299 | 1764 | 1824 | 2055 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | W 24 | SW 22 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 167 | 298 | 261 | 67 | 114 | 96 | 62 | 102 | 86 | 69 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 45 | 70 | 186 | 186 | 327 | 730 | 1728 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | WSW 22 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 202 | 580 | 396 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 46 | 5 | 5 | — | 22 | 119 | 319 | 246 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 427 | 560 | 446 | 158 | — | — | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 74 | 154 | 260 | 471 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 73 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 1 |
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