Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Danger Reef today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 11AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 345 | 338 | 279 | 223 | 342 | 357 | 203 | 295 | 304 | 295 | 623 | 437 | 585 | 501 | 479 | 711 | 1677 | 1594 | 1474 | 1427 | 1059 | 1042 | 769 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:33PM1.59m | 3:44AM1.50m | 4:01PM1.63m | 4:15AM1.50m | 4:31PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22AM0.08m | 9:44PM0.10m | 9:49AM0.06m | 10:14PM0.07m | 10:18AM0.07m | 10:45PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | WSW 14 | S 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 345 | 338 | 279 | 223 | 177 | 357 | 165 | 295 | 304 | 295 | 623 | 226 | 416 | 412 | 423 | 427 | 1677 | 1594 | 1474 | 1427 | 1059 | 1042 | 769 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | S 10 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 68 | 162 | 65 | 189 | 342 | 168 | 203 | 128 | 100 | 180 | 157 | 437 | 419 | 501 | 479 | 711 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 26 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | SSE 14 | S 14 | WSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | WSW 16 | SSE 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 110 | 66 | 88 | 64 | 64 | 94 | 123 | 89 | 86 | 181 | 71 | 89 | 86 | 67 | 69 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 585 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 39 | 42 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 73 | 266 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 42 | 96 | 337 | 337 | 96 | 24 |
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