Danger Reef surf break

Danger Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 05 Apr 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Danger Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 4AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (06 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (06 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
0
3
3
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
S
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)161616151514141414131313131312131312131212131213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8020760268955656518753595375483942203607320730452684214520321444126711709031036800681613649
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
S
10
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononononononglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:02PM
1.35
5:10AM
1.37
5:32PM
1.26
5:39AM
1.26
6:05PM
1.15
6:13AM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:02PM
0.29
11:23AM
0.28
11:30PM
0.39
11:52AM
0.38
12:01AM
0.50
12:29PM
0.49
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise-----7:01-------7:01-------7:03--
Sunset6:36-------6:35-------6:32-------
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181817171817181818171616151517201919191819202325
Feels °C (?)141313141415141413131112111214161515161618192224
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