Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Danger Reef today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 2PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4295 | 3966 | 3916 | 3883 | 2126 | 4234 | 4292 | 4430 | 4054 | 3467 | 2785 | 2458 | 1975 | 2350 | 2719 | 2824 | 2760 | 2561 | 2377 | 2008 | 1711 | 1599 | 1468 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | on | on |
High Tide | 1:14PM1.46m | 1:37AM1.39m | 1:51PM1.56m | 2:14AM1.46m | 2:25PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03AM0.26m | 7:35PM0.17m | 7:42AM0.18m | 8:11PM0.08m | 8:17AM0.12m | 8:44PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 4295 | 3966 | 3916 | 3883 | 1894 | 4234 | 4292 | 4430 | 4054 | 3467 | 2785 | 2458 | 1975 | 2350 | 2719 | 2824 | 2760 | 2561 | 2377 | 2008 | 1711 | 1599 | 1468 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SSW 15 | W 14 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | W 17 | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 2126 | 1715 | 1045 | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | — | 23 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 16 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 14 | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 |
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