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Danger Reef Surf Forecast
/ Cape Town (70 surf breaks) /
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Danger Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 16 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Danger Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 11AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, near gales from the SE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | S 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | |
1280 | 1164 | 900 | 742 | 689 | 604 | 396 | 479 | 437 | 430 | 370 | 581 | 548 | 525 | 590 | 590 | 651 | 711 | 821 | 530 | 722 | 560 | 822 | 1103 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 2:57PM1.53m | 3:09AM1.67m | 3:42PM1.54m | 3:55AM1.63m | 4:28PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47AM-0.04m | 8:59PM0.10m | 9:31AM-0.04m | 9:45PM0.10m | 10:16AM-0.00m | 10:34PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:50 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | S 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 1280 | 1164 | 892 | 726 | 689 | 604 | 396 | 479 | 437 | 430 | 370 | 581 | 548 | 525 | 590 | 590 | 651 | 711 | 821 | 530 | 722 | 560 | 480 | 431 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 15 | S 10 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 16 |
| kJ | 1228 | 1060 | 900 | 742 | 480 | 403 | 283 | 311 | 284 | 235 | 229 | 185 | 144 | 34 | 72 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 31 | 255 | 19 | 290 | 11 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | W 13 | SW 10 | SW 16 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 114 | 183 | — | 3 | 45 | 124 | — | 82 | 92 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 31 | 31 | 28 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 33 | 44 | 47 | 36 | 49 | 51 | 42 | 36 | 28 | 29 | 39 | 74 | 145 | 154 | 151 | 114 | 106 | 190 | 266 | 325 | 405 | 822 | 1103 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 163 | 163 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 163 |
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