Danger Reef surf break

Danger Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 27 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
18.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Danger Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 11PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)--
Afternoon (27 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (27 Apr)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
10
2.1
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.4
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.4
S
10
2.4
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.1
S
11
2
S
12
2.3
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.7
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1288
955
937
935
1304
1304
1185
1280
1363
1595
1468
1126
1165
1144
1144
1213
1635
1532
799
672
824
494
522
1064
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
20
SE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:11AM1.42m
1:39PM1.31m
1:46AM1.47m
2:12PM1.37m
2:17AM1.50m
Low Tide
7:02PM0.33m
7:36AM0.21m
7:39PM0.28m
8:09AM0.15m
8:13PM0.24m
8:38AM0.12m
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:18
7:18
7:18
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6:08
6:07
6:07
6:06
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
14
16
16
16
15
14
14
15
16
16
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
9
10
11
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
10
2.1
S
10
1.4
SW
11
2.1
S
10
2.4
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.4
S
10
2.4
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.1
S
11
2
S
12
0.7
SW
10
1
SW
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1
SW
11
1.3
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.7
SSW
14
Energy kJ
1288
955
408
935
1304
1304
1185
1280
1363
1595
1468
1126
1165
1144
1144
1213
90
301
799
672
255
494
522
1064
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
0.1
SW
17
1.3
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.7
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.7
SW
14
1.1
SW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSE
12
Energy kJ
236
614
11
361
102
65
65
328
270
11
25
113
136
136
113
110
167
68
382
437
189
392
472
380
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
E
10
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
15
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
SW
15
0.9
SSW
10
0.4
S
12
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.2
S
10
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
Energy kJ
11
2
11
9
14
31
35
168
46
41
40
37
53
71
96
8
51
67
156
158
115
66
182
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
10
0.8
SE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
SE
4
2.3
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
13
1.4
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.7
SSE
12
0.9
SE
4
0.5
SE
3
Energy kJ
937
18
28
31
1635
1532
94
64
824
28
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
Distance (km)
1
10
12
12
10
10
10
42
42
36
23
10
10
10
10
10
399
23
23
10
10
10
12
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
6
7
8
7
6
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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