Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Danger Reef today (21 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 11PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1961 | 1750 | 1475 | 1226 | 1083 | 1065 | 976 | 1009 | 1109 | 805 | 570 | 578 | 840 | 897 | 1114 | 991 | 1094 | 5529 | 6868 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on |
High Tide | 8:35PM1.19m | 9:19AM1.00m | 9:42PM1.11m | 10:47AM0.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07PM0.50m | 3:13AM0.51m | 3:12PM0.60m | 4:33AM0.55m | 4:45PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 1961 | 1750 | 1475 | 1226 | 1083 | 1065 | 976 | 1009 | 1109 | 805 | 570 | 578 | 840 | 897 | 1114 | 991 | 1094 | 5529 | 6868 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SW 21 | SSW 19 | SW 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 105 | 345 | 252 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 115 | 657 | 614 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | — | S 22 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | — |
| kJ | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 43 | — | 10 | 7 | 6 | 38 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 56 | 22 | 12 | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 217 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
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