Danger Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.11° S 18.46° E

Issued: 1 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Danger Reef sea temperature is

14.0°C

Danger Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Danger Reef today (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 5AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Evening (09 Oct)	8ft (2.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 9								Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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)	3	3	3	4	4	3	1	0	1	2	2	4	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	1	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	2975	2760	2601	2522	2267	1944	1599	1468	1427	1422	1291	787	1847	2042	1982	1730	1569	1352	1118	944	773	683	672	661
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	N	NW	W	SW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSW	S	S	N	SW	S	S	SE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	on	on	on	on	on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy
High Tide		2:14AM1.46m				2:25PM1.62m				2:47AM1.50m				2:56PM1.64m				3:18AM1.51m				3:27PM1.61m
Low Tide				8:17AM0.12m				8:44PM0.03m				8:49AM0.10m				9:15PM0.01m				9:20AM0.11m				9:44PM0.04m


	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:55	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	14	16	18	17	15	14	14	14	15	18	18	17	15	15	15	15	16	18	19	18	17	16
Feels °C	11	10	11	14	16	15	12	11	11	12	14	18	16	15	14	14	15	15	16	17	17	17	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	2975	2760	2601	2522	2267	1944	1599	1468	1427	1422	1291	787	1847	2042	1982	1730	1569	1352	1118	944	773	683	672	661
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	W 16	W 20	E 11	SW 19	WSW 18	E 10	E 10	WSW 12	WSW 15	W 12	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	ESE 9	ESE 10	WSW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	5	8	2	14	31	2	2	557	142	425	874	679	590	499	9	9	49	9	9	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 20	E 11	E 11	—	—	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	—	E 10	E 10	SE 9	—	W 12	SE 10	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	2	2	—	—	84	222	371	—	2	2	3	—	3	4	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	—	—	—	—	SE 3	SE 3	—	SE 4	ESE 4	SE 4	—	SE 4	SE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	4	4	3	—	—	—	—	3	5	—	22	13	10	—	9	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3
Distance (km)	2	31	2	0	0	1	17	10	10	10	10	0	12	12	10	10	10	0	0	0	10	10	10	0
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	5	6	7	9	9	9	9	4	5	6	6

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