Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Danger Reef today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 7PM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | ESE 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1326 | 2233 | 2558 | 2404 | 2158 | 1850 | 1563 | 1307 | 1163 | 924 | 816 | 711 | 951 | 480 | 418 | 346 | 292 | 282 | 232 | 199 | 164 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:58PM1.69m | 4:16AM1.51m | 4:29PM1.63m | 4:47AM1.45m | 4:59PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48AM0.03m | 10:15PM0.01m | 10:19AM0.08m | 10:45PM0.07m | 10:49AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1326 | 2233 | 2558 | 2404 | 2158 | 1850 | 1563 | 1307 | 1163 | 924 | 816 | 711 | 204 | 480 | 418 | 346 | 292 | 282 | 232 | 199 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SE 9 | SW 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 169 | 356 | 307 | 14 | 30 | 560 | 190 | 123 | 86 | 70 | 43 | 59 | 42 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | SSE 12 | SE 9 | — | SE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | 14 | 30 | — | 6 | 17 | 16 | 7 | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 458 | 567 | 572 | 604 | 554 | 531 | 507 | 434 | 1077 | 904 | 330 | 295 | 951 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 64 | 92 | 160 | 151 | 167 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 337 | 377 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 273 | 165 | 19 | 65 |
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