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Danger Reef surf break

Danger Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 18 Jan 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
19.0° C
 (Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Danger Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 1AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jan)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (19 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
2.5
SSW
2.1
SW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
2.1
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SE
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
2.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)12121212121111111111111066677713131212127
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20351694127214771237996862615462414319296320387418610916681563546496480472610
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
35
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
30
SE
45
SSE
50
SE
40
SE
35
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:18PM
1.41
3:47AM
1.45
3:51PM
1.45
4:18AM
1.50
4:23PM
1.46
4:49AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:35PM
0.14
9:52AM
0.24
10:04PM
0.10
10:24AM
0.20
10:34PM
0.09
10:57AM
0.19
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-----5:52-------5:54-------5:54--
Sunset7:59-------7:59-------7:58-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181717171717181919191918181821222222191817182221
Feels °C (?)131111111212131313141413131216151415141414151816
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