Danger Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.11° S 18.46° E

Issued: 1 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Danger Reef sea temperature is

16.6°C

Danger Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Danger Reef today (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 10PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	19s
Evening (28 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wed 28					Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 19	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	82	236	616	1042	1953	1801	1801	1537	1704	1472	1242	1067	851	646	570	570	514	846	330	694	636
Wind (km/h)	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			4:23PM1.60m				4:53AM1.46m					5:08PM1.48m				5:41AM1.37m				5:59PM1.34m
Low Tide	10:12AM0.11m				10:41PM0.05m				10:56AM0.19m					11:26PM0.16m				11:48AM0.30m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	19	18	17	17	17	16	18	19	19	19	18	17	17	17	17	19	19	19	18	17
Feels °C	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	16	16	16	16	14	13	13	14	13	15	15	14	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12
kJ	82	144	211	1042	1953	1801	1801	1537	1704	1472	1242	1067	851	646	570	570	514	846	330	694	636
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 9	SW 19	SW 18	WSW 12	—	—	SE 7	SSE 6	SE 8	—	SE 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	W 12	W 12	SW 15	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11
kJ	26	236	616	365	—	—	2	26	3	—	5	51	26	60	3	3	143	129	209	59	84
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 20	W 13	NW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 12	—	W 12	—	NW 12	—	SE 9	SW 14	SE 10	ESE 10
kJ	63	3	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	3	—	6	—	42	214	45	37
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 8	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4
kJ	15	50	17	22	42	51	48	49	53	42	46	40	54	59	29	57	52	32	21	26	26
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Noordhoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Dumps Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Hawston Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Milnerton Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	3
Distance (km)	17	12	399	10	10	10	10	10	12	12	377	337	36	26	24	69	337	337	337	69	30
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Olifants Bos	Long Beach		Captains	Haakgat	Haakgat	Kreefte Reef	Haakgat	Long Beach	Milnerton			Captains	Captains	Captains						Captains
Rating (10 max)	2	2		4	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	3	3						4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Captains Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Captains Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	4
Header Global	Anael France	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Afife Portugal	Blackfellows Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Tahai Chile	Lebu Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Barrancon Chile	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	6	6	4	5	4	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	8	6

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