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Danger Reef surf break

Danger Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 17 Jan 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
19.6° 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 4AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (17 Jan)7ft (2.1m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)10101010910101010111212121212121212121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13415520020432137358977718872964245726702572229319121769162414221237957785700595453
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
5
SW
15
W
25
W
30
W
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
35
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:42AM
1.29
2:45PM
1.36
3:15AM
1.38
3:18PM
1.41
3:47AM
1.45
3:51PM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:33PM
0.27
8:46AM
0.36
9:05PM
0.19
9:20AM
0.29
9:35PM
0.14
9:52AM
0.24
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise---5:50-------5:52-------5:52----
Sunset-------8:00------7:59-------7:59-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181817182021212019181717181818171717171718202019
Feels °C (?)141515171817161615121213141312111112121314161615
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