Danger Reef surf break

Danger Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 01 May 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
17.9° 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 4PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (01 May)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (01 May)8ft (2.5m)12s

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 night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the N by Sat night).

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
1.8
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.1
SW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1648
1598
1415
1702
1775
1731
1697
1539
1326
1080
198
194
694
555
492
465
558
1455
1504
1534
1433
1452
1336
1211
Wind (km/h)
35
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
30
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:12PM1.42m
3:17AM1.50m
3:42PM1.41m
3:47AM1.46m
4:12PM1.38m
4:18AM1.40m
Low Tide
9:07AM0.11m
9:14PM0.22m
9:35AM0.12m
9:43PM0.24m
10:04AM0.16m
10:13PM0.28m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
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7:20
7:22
7:22
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6:05
6:04
6:02
6:01
1
1
2
10
2
Temp °C
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
17
17
17
17
19
20
19
18
18
17
17
17
9
10
9
10
10
8
9
9
8
11
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
14
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
2.1
W
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1648
1598
1415
1702
1775
1731
1697
1539
1326
1080
198
973
694
555
492
458
424
1455
1504
1534
1433
1452
1336
1211
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.4
S
14
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.7
S
11
0.4
S
14
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
Energy kJ
11
10
4
2
2
65
39
38
38
116
64
194
156
153
147
465
558
74
73
48
147
141
176
215
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.4
S
14
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.6
WSW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
S
10
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.6
SW
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
10
4
4
9
16
15
65
83
81
195
271
264
133
102
22
21
103
31
30
138
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
4
1.3
NW
5
1.8
NW
6
1.5
NW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
2.3
W
10
0.5
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
4
0.5
NW
3
0.5
N
3
0.7
NNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
Energy kJ
40
89
202
138
129
134
131
148
211
222
1100
8
3
3
1
1
1
2
5
5
5
13
15
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
Distance (km)
19
19
266
175
175
175
217
199
56
199
266
19
2
19
2
2
1
19
0
0
0
2
19
19
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
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
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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