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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
17.6° 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 8AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the W by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | S 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | |
392 | 380 | 1697 | 639 | 966 | 1872 | 4065 | 5138 | 7177 | 3342 | 2094 | 73 | 13902 | 12312 | 9908 | 8466 | 11996 | 3000 | 2822 | 2631 | 2253 | 1990 | 1890 | 1920 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:36AM1.01m | 10:24PM1.16m | 10:55AM1.07m | 11:22PM1.27m | 11:55AM1.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33AM0.61m | 3:46PM0.53m | 4:54AM0.52m | 4:57PM0.48m | 5:51AM0.39m | 5:54PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 12 | SW 13 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
392 | 380 | 171 | 511 | 128 | 82 | 58 | 58 | 4574 | 3342 | 2094 | 73 | 16 | 31 | 3725 | 4045 | 7307 | 3112 | 2822 | 2631 | 2253 | 1990 | 1890 | 1920 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SW 22 | S 15 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | S 10 | — | SE 12 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | SW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — |
247 | 243 | 93 | 163 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 46 | 30 | 96 | — | 54 | 16 | 10 | — | — | 3000 | 2731 | 2338 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | — | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 90 | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 8 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | WNW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 6 | WNW 9 | W 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 5 | — | W 5 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
196 | 289 | 1697 | 639 | 966 | 1872 | 4065 | 5138 | 7177 | 280 | 2595 | 9703 | 13902 | 12312 | 9908 | 8466 | 11996 | 47 | — | 67 | 2070 | 1888 | 1455 | 1236 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 337 | 359 | 378 | 339 | 377 | 596 | 974 | 974 | 359 | 359 | 887 | 1007 | 1007 | 1017 | 377 | 339 | 597 | 0 | 339 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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