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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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Danger Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 9PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
1289 | 1280 | 1363 | 1478 | 1470 | 1244 | 1022 | 1127 | 1144 | 1194 | 1619 | 1712 | 838 | 683 | 954 | 425 | 536 | 2404 | 3222 | 3134 | 2553 | 2280 | 1752 | 1699 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:39PM1.31m | 1:46AM1.47m | 2:12PM1.37m | 2:17AM1.50m | 2:43PM1.40m | 2:47AM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39PM0.28m | 8:09AM0.15m | 8:13PM0.24m | 8:38AM0.12m | 8:44PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | |
— | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SW 10 | SW 12 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 11 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
1289 | 1280 | 1363 | 1478 | 1470 | 1244 | 1022 | 1127 | 1144 | 1194 | 110 | 301 | 838 | 683 | 205 | 425 | 536 | 2404 | 3222 | 3134 | 2553 | 2280 | 1752 | 1699 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 |
65 | 328 | 281 | 11 | 25 | 113 | 120 | 136 | 133 | 110 | 144 | 53 | 326 | 501 | 189 | 392 | 303 | 374 | 193 | 138 | 93 | 46 | 46 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
31 | 35 | 168 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 54 | 71 | 96 | 8 | 104 | 66 | 156 | 161 | 16 | 201 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 1619 | 1712 | 87 | 61 | 954 | 46 | 24 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 42 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 23 | 26 | 42 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
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