Danger Reef surf break

Danger Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 09 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
18.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Danger Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 3AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (10 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (10 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
1.2
SW
1.5
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)161615151414141413131313131313131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)50470198814131374125512381004933839852933919846919732710613528520587514396383
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
ESE
5
N
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
S
15
SSE
5
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassonglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:07PM
0.97
8:36AM
0.95
10:20PM
0.98
10:47AM
0.98
11:41PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:08AM
0.70
3:22PM
0.63
4:48AM
0.68
5:15PM
0.57
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise-----7:03-------7:05-------7:05--
Sunset6:30-------6:29-------6:28-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262525242323242321192019191919201919181818181919
Feels °C (?)272525232222232221182119191919191717161616171717
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