Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Danger Reef today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 10AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 390 | 520 | 584 | 594 | 510 | 501 | 483 | 410 | 410 | 345 | 338 | 274 | 223 | 342 | 357 | 253 | 295 | 304 | 295 | 606 | 561 | 463 | 501 | 479 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:44AM1.41m | 3:05PM1.52m | 3:14AM1.47m | 3:33PM1.59m | 3:44AM1.50m | 4:01PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM0.14m | 9:15PM0.16m | 9:22AM0.08m | 9:44PM0.10m | 9:49AM0.06m | 10:14PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | WSW 14 | S 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 390 | 520 | 584 | 594 | 510 | 501 | 483 | 410 | 410 | 345 | 338 | 274 | 223 | 177 | 357 | 165 | 295 | 304 | 295 | 606 | 561 | 293 | 501 | 479 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | S 10 | WSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 9 | S 11 |
| kJ | 129 | 142 | 125 | 117 | 113 | 109 | 111 | 109 | 69 | 68 | 162 | 65 | 189 | 342 | 168 | 253 | 128 | 100 | 180 | 157 | 123 | 463 | 112 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SSW 15 | W 18 | S 15 | SE 8 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | SSE 14 | S 14 | WSW 10 | S 13 | S 13 | WSW 16 | SSE 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 187 | 167 | 6 | 68 | 138 | 11 | 27 | 68 | 57 | 110 | 66 | 88 | 64 | 64 | 94 | 63 | 89 | 87 | 179 | 71 | 116 | 88 | 64 | 74 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | W 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 6 | SW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 93 | 330 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 266 | 266 | 12 |
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