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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 pm Sunday 26 Apr 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
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Danger Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 11PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | |
411 | 573 | 1727 | 2131 | 2416 | 1245 | 1162 | 1620 | 1288 | 962 | 919 | 937 | 974 | 1178 | 1185 | 1280 | 1477 | 1543 | 1706 | 1455 | 1346 | 1342 | 1185 | 1412 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 00:30AM1.34m | 1:00PM1.24m | 1:11AM1.42m | 1:39PM1.31m | 1:46AM1.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16PM0.40m | 6:59AM0.30m | 7:02PM0.33m | 7:36AM0.21m | 7:39PM0.28m | 8:09AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — |
 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 |
1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 14 | SW 14 | W 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
 kJ | 33 | 16 | 91 | 3 | 1539 | 1245 | 1162 | 1620 | 1288 | 962 | 919 | 937 | 974 | 1178 | 1185 | 1280 | 1477 | 1543 | 1706 | 1455 | 1346 | 1342 | 1185 | 1412 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | WSW 12 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1236 | — | 95 | 236 | 614 | 408 | 328 | 281 | 65 | 65 | 328 | 270 | 11 | 25 | 113 | 136 | 136 | 133 | 110 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SW 10 | NW 12 | — | — | SSW 11 | — | S 19 | S 19 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 167 | — | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 35 | 168 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 56 | 99 | 96 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | ESE 4 | — | — | ESE 4 | — |
| kJ | 411 | 573 | 1727 | 2131 | 2416 | 830 | 1020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 10 | — | — | 35 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 337 | 417 | 884 | 1043 | 1190 | 163 | 12 | 163 | 163 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 42 | 42 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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