Danger Reef surf break

Danger Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 18 Apr 2026 SAST
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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 6PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
4
3
1
0
1
0
1
0
2
2
4
7
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
2.5
SW
1.6
SW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
SW
2.4
SW
0.3
SW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)11111110999910191010111212141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2169155662688784863161664311045525722576338932983289821351604812461641263408302028432636
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
50
NNW
50
WNW
45
W
50
W
45
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:56PM
1.57
4:08AM
1.69
4:36PM
1.53
4:50AM
1.60
5:20PM
1.44
5:36AM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:47AM
-0.08
9:57PM
0.05
10:27AM
-0.03
10:39PM
0.11
11:09AM
0.06
11:24PM
0.21
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-------7:11-------7:11-------7:13
Sunset--6:19-------6:17-------6:16-----
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
cloud
Rain (mm)
-11122232411111--1--1-1-
Temp. °C161716161615151517161615141414151616161616151615
Feels °C (?)1010910121110887754579109101111111212
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