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Danger Reef surf break

Danger Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 06 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
17.2° C
 (Which is 2.5°C colder than average for this time of year)
Nearby Cam: 1km away, Muizenberg Wave Watchers: Surf Webcam

How big are the waves at Danger Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 12AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)--
Afternoon (07 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (07 Jan)6ft (1.9m)10s

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

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Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
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)
3
3
4
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
2.2
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
1.9
SW
2.4
WSW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
1.7
S
1.6
SSW
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)11910111111121212121212121212121211111111131210
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5955771020147318342204267928752765248121441825147513741280974146512701655168512649716921345
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
5
S
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
WSW
20
S
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
on		ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:28PM
1.42
5:56AM
1.52
6:09PM
1.31
6:36AM
1.44
6:51PM
1.20
7:18AM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:38PM
0.13
12:12PM
0.24
12:15AM
0.23
12:56PM
0.33
12:53AM
0.34
1:42PM
0.42
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise-----5:41-------5:43-------5:43--
Sunset-8:00-------8:00-------8:00------
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222221201919191919181818181820212221191919192020
Feels °C (?)212322191716161515141518171616182120171817151413
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