Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Danger Reef today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 23s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 6AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 23s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2532 | 1306 | 1028 | 703 | 500 | 492 | 766 | 1082 | 1441 | 1537 | 1631 | 1572 | 1503 | 1710 | 1795 | 1575 | 1418 | 1350 | 2918 | 2499 | 2117 | 1728 | 1420 | 1420 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:01AM1.45m | 2:32PM1.51m | 2:47AM1.53m | 3:14PM1.62m | 3:29AM1.57m | 3:53PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20AM0.10m | 8:44PM0.13m | 9:02AM0.02m | 9:28PM0.05m | 9:40AM-0.01m | 10:08PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 2532 | 1306 | 1028 | 703 | 500 | 365 | 261 | 1082 | 1441 | 1537 | 1631 | 1572 | 1503 | 1710 | 1795 | 1575 | 1215 | 1210 | 2918 | 2499 | 2117 | 1728 | 1420 | 1420 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 26 | SW 25 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 101 | 66 | 66 | 27 | 100 | 361 | 766 | 211 | 151 | 119 | 336 | 95 | 69 | 51 | 16 | 476 | 1418 | 1350 | 254 | 162 | 137 | 55 | 90 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 16 | SW 26 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 | SE 8 | SW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 27 | 20 | 10 | 20 | — | 135 | 133 | 115 | 31 | 25 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 96 | 92 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 6 | ESE 10 | — | — | SE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 453 | 262 | 362 | 388 | 388 | 492 | 638 | 475 | 428 | 411 | 898 | 224 | 196 | 210 | 252 | 252 | 302 | 75 | 720 | — | — | 112 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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