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Danger Reef Surf Forecast
/ Cape Town (70 surf breaks) /
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Danger Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Danger Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 8AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 11 | |
566 | 444 | 472 | 397 | 302 | 242 | 191 | 206 | 173 | 190 | 119 | 116 | 134 | 132 | 124 | 102 | 100 | 96 | 90 | 112 | 480 | 541 | 741 | 954 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:22AM1.06m | 10:21PM1.16m | 11:03AM1.08m | 11:37PM1.25m | 12:12PM1.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10AM0.54m | 3:47PM0.50m | 4:58AM0.50m | 5:15PM0.47m | 6:10AM0.40m | 6:16PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 6 | SW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 11 |
 kJ | 566 | 444 | 472 | 397 | 302 | 242 | 191 | 206 | 173 | 190 | 119 | 116 | 134 | 132 | 124 | 102 | 100 | 96 | 33 | 112 | 55 | 33 | 68 | 954 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | W 15 | — | W 15 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 9 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 82 | 62 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 90 | 55 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 93 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | W 9 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | W 13 | SE 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | — | W 12 | W 12 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 61 | 23 | 58 | 48 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 19 | — | 3 | 3 | 64 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | WNW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 233 | 188 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 117 | 480 | 541 | 741 | 309 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 165 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 163 |
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