Danger Reef surf break

Danger Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 25 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
18.2° 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 3PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the S by Mon night).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
WSW
10
1
WSW
9
0.8
SW
9
1.5
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
7
2.3
SW
8
2.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
10
1.8
S
10
2.5
SSW
10
1.7
SW
12
2.5
SSW
10
2.4
SSW
10
2.4
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
119
116
134
132
106
102
100
83
184
91
313
322
320
711
1233
2798
2495
679
1424
867
1244
1282
1273
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
N
15
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
35
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:03AM1.08m
11:37PM1.25m
12:12PM1.16m
00:30AM1.34m
1:00PM1.24m
1:11AM1.42m
Low Tide
5:15PM0.47m
6:10AM0.40m
6:16PM0.40m
6:59AM0.30m
7:02PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
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7:16
7:16
7:16
7:18
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6:10
6:09
6:08
6:07
6
5
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
17
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
14
16
17
16
16
16
14
13
12
13
12
11
7
9
7
8
8
9
9
10
11
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
WSW
10
1
WSW
9
0.8
SW
9
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
3
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
1.8
S
10
2.5
SSW
10
2
S
10
2.5
SSW
10
2.4
SSW
10
2.4
SSW
11
Energy kJ
190
119
116
134
132
106
102
100
83
184
91
55
33
68
114
212
1951
1365
679
1424
867
1244
1282
1273
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SW
16
0.6
WSW
5
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
1.5
S
10
1.7
WSW
10
0.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
Energy kJ
4
31
26
15
15
5
5
41
20
38
55
18
17
16
3
3
3
426
576
118
794
106
96
77
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
W
13
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.3
SW
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
W
12
1.1
SW
12
0.1
S
19
Energy kJ
2
4
4
6
6
6
23
21
41
20
19
3
3
3
6
3
319
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
2
0.6
NNW
3
0.8
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1.3
W
5
1.5
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
7
2.3
SW
8
2.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
10
Energy kJ
1
7
23
12
9
16
28
11
31
92
313
322
320
711
1233
2798
2495
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
4
2
4
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
10
19
0
0
0
0
19
19
19
0
0
453
597
337
1051
1234
1323
163
1581
36
12
10
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
2
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
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