Danger Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.11° S 18.46° E

Danger Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Danger Reef sea temperature is
14.1°C
1.6° 

Danger Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Danger Reef today (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 7AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (23 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (23 Aug)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, strong winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.1
WSW
12
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
907
1299
1367
1230
1192
1060
993
880
822
792
773
594
301
288
463
1273
1712
1688
1779
1688
1572
1443
1220
961
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
40
SSE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:06AM1.03m
12:59PM1.06m
1:02AM1.13m
1:37PM1.18m
1:41AM1.24m
2:08PM1.31m
Low Tide
6:46AM0.52m
7:07PM0.56m
7:28AM0.41m
7:45PM0.45m
7:59AM0.31m
8:17PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:21
6:22
6:22
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
12
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
14
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
13
12
10
11
12
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
10
9
7
7
7
6
8
9
8
7
7
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