Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Danger Reef today (21 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 2AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
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 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 380 | 246 | 205 | 365 | 833 | 747 | 917 | 1107 | 975 | 1044 | 1014 | 933 | 905 | 892 | 809 | 721 | 688 | 730 | 706 | 761 | 748 | 511 | 580 | 535 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:46PM1.37m | 8:12AM1.13m | 8:44PM1.30m | 9:19AM1.06m | 9:45PM1.24m | 10:31AM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15AM0.38m | 2:14PM0.41m | 3:20AM0.44m | 3:16PM0.49m | 4:28AM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 380 | 246 | 205 | 273 | 833 | 747 | 917 | 1107 | 975 | 1044 | 1014 | 933 | 905 | 892 | 809 | 721 | 688 | 730 | 706 | 761 | 748 | 511 | 580 | 535 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | W 12 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 24 |
| kJ | 107 | 56 | 176 | 365 | 34 | 33 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 108 | 19 | 39 | 71 | 53 | 87 | 154 | 186 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | SW 24 |
| kJ | 109 | 109 | 56 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | E 3 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 27 | 67 | 124 | 181 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 273 |
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