Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Danger Reef today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 1PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2242 | 1933 | 1354 | 1206 | 1499 | 1350 | 1089 | 957 | 928 | 821 | 982 | 777 | 1133 | 1061 | 1364 | 2090 | 2751 | 2760 | 2581 | 1970 | 1571 | 1297 | 1138 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:55AM1.08m | 8:29PM1.15m | 9:45AM1.03m | 10:28PM1.12m | 11:38AM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:54PM0.53m | 3:13AM0.51m | 3:56PM0.59m | 5:14AM0.48m | 5:54PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 115 | 85 | 75 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 51 | 49 | 39 | 143 | 24 | 444 | 1364 | 2090 | 2751 | 2760 | 2581 | 1970 | 1571 | 1297 | 1138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | WSW 10 | SW 25 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 18 | 34 | 34 | 55 | 43 | 25 | 18 | 38 | 101 | 18 | 76 | 39 | 63 | 32 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 14 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 26 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 15 | — | 34 | 57 | 12 | 18 | — | 18 | 7 | 65 | 33 | 37 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 2242 | 1933 | 1354 | 1206 | 1499 | 1350 | 1089 | 957 | 928 | 821 | 982 | 777 | 1133 | 1061 | 885 | 844 | 617 | 595 | 458 | 395 | 458 | 435 | 237 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1323 | 1323 | 1472 | 3879 | 201 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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