Danger Reef surf break

Danger Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 24 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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Danger Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 8AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun morning).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
1.9
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
8
2.1
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
566
444
472
397
302
242
191
206
173
190
119
116
134
132
124
102
100
96
90
112
480
541
741
954
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
SW
5
SE
5
S
5
SE
0
WSW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
30
SSW
on
on
on
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
9:22AM1.06m
10:21PM1.16m
11:03AM1.08m
11:37PM1.25m
12:12PM1.16m
Low Tide
3:10AM0.54m
3:47PM0.50m
4:58AM0.50m
5:15PM0.47m
6:10AM0.40m
6:16PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
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7:15
7:16
7:16
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6:12
6:10
6:09
7
3
2
3
Temp °C
18
17
18
21
24
23
22
21
21
19
18
19
20
19
17
16
16
15
15
17
15
16
15
14
15
14
15
19
21
21
19
18
20
16
16
16
18
17
16
15
14
13
11
12
10
13
12
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
WSW
6
0.9
SW
9
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
2.1
SW
11
Energy kJ
566
444
472
397
302
242
191
206
173
190
119
116
134
132
124
102
100
96
33
112
55
33
68
954
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
S
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.4
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
5
0.7
SW
9
0.4
SW
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
82
62
4
4
4
3
31
31
26
15
11
6
5
6
20
90
55
18
17
16
93
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
SE
11
0.4
SSE
9
0.1
W
13
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.2
S
16
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
61
23
58
48
2
4
27
4
4
6
6
6
23
41
41
38
19
3
3
64
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.9
NNW
4
1.3
WNW
6
1.9
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
8
1.5
W
8
Energy kJ
233
188
128
3
8
6
5
5
5
8
23
117
480
541
741
309
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
Distance (km)
10
10
10
0
1
6
10
10
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
19
19
165
10
10
0
163
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
3
1
1
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
8
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