Danger Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.11° S 18.46° E

Issued: 1 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Danger Reef sea temperature is

15.8° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Danger Reef today (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 5PM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	13s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	13s
Evening (08 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wed 8					Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1136	1137	2578	2692	2886	2957	2927	2717	2528	2380	1859	2412	2178	2449	2354	1891	1657	1528	1362	1241	1201	1047	949	934
Wind (km/h)	NW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide	8:59AM1.10m				9:26PM1.29m				10:19AM1.10m				10:42PM1.29m					11:40AM1.15m				11:57PM1.34m
Low Tide			2:52PM0.46m				4:04AM0.39m				4:11PM0.49m					5:23AM0.35m				5:36PM0.45m				6:34AM0.27m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—
	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	5:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	14	14	13	12	12	12	12
Feels °C	16	15	9	10	8	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	6	6	6	7	6	8	8	7	7	8	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	1136	1137	2578	2692	2886	2957	2927	2717	2528	2380	1859	2412	2178	2449	2354	1891	1657	1528	1362	1241	1201	1047	949	934
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SE 10	SE 10	S 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 13	S 15	SE 15	W 14	W 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11
kJ	671	774	1330	4	4	47	—	—	—	—	—	—	1065	1021	4	8	16	16	34	54	76	73	71	64
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	—	—
kJ	10	10	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 9	—	—	—	SSE 4	SSE 5	—	SE 5	SE 4	ESE 4	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	320	—	—	—	20	64	—	56	11	9	53	77	110	164	165	177	170	167	181
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	3	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	10	163	10	42	24	24	23	23	23	337	23	23	23	23	23	23	16	16	16	10	10	10	10
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Rating (10 max)	4	4		5		4	5	5	5	4		4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	7	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	7	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	5	6	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	5	5	5

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