Danger Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.11° S 18.46° E

Issued: 7 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Danger Reef sea temperature is

15.7° 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 (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 1PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Evening (09 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 9							Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	2736	2807	2528	2215	1859	2412	2626	2449	2412	1891	1657	1528	1362	1221	1098	1047	1064	949	890	861	725	633	612	513
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide			10:19AM1.10m				10:42PM1.29m					11:40AM1.15m				11:57PM1.34m				12:49PM1.24m				1:04AM1.41m
Low Tide	4:04AM0.39m				4:11PM0.49m					5:23AM0.35m				5:36PM0.45m				6:34AM0.27m				6:51PM0.37m


	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50
	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	14	13	12	12	12	13	16	17	15	14	14
Feels °C	6	6	7	7	7	7	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	13	13	11	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11
kJ	2736	2807	2528	2215	1859	2412	2626	2449	2412	1891	1657	1528	1362	1221	1098	1047	1064	949	890	861	725	633	612	513
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 13	S 15	SE 15	W 14	W 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 12	W 12	W 12
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	1065	1021	4	8	16	16	34	54	50	73	71	65	62	62	93	103	101	98
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	—	—	S 20	W 13	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	7	32	12	12	12	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SE 4	SSE 5	—	SE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6
kJ	—	—	—	13	54	—	12	24	26	53	94	148	188	214	209	196	175	175	190	162	157	181	153	104
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	23	23	23	96	337	23	23	23	10	23	23	23	23	16	16	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5			4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Dolphin Point Overberg	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	7	8	5	5	5	4	4	7	6	5	5

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