Danger Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.11° S 18.46° E

Danger Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Danger Reef sea temperature is
14.8°C
1.1° 

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


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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 8PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (28 Sep)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (28 Sep)8ft (2.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
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
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
0
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSE
6
2.4
SSE
7
3
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
7
2.2
SE
7
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SSE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
1.9
SE
9
1.7
ESE
9
0.8
SW
14
1.6
SE
10
1.7
ESE
10
0.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
398
529
807
682
529
416
427
503
530
515
699
686
459
897
699
560
411
261
461
532
246
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
SE
5
S
5
ESE
10
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-off
High Tide
4:03PM1.68m
4:26AM1.51m
4:38PM1.62m
5:03AM1.44m
5:17PM1.51m
Low Tide
9:51AM0.06m
10:19PM-0.00m
10:26AM0.10m
10:55PM0.06m
11:03AM0.18m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
18
19
15
13
12
12
13
18
23
25
22
20
20
20
22
27
30
28
28
26
Feels °C
9
11
11
8
8
8
8
9
15
19
21
18
17
18
16
19
24
26
26
26
24
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