Danger Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.11° S 18.46° E

Issued: 1 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Danger Reef sea temperature is

15.0° 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 (30 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 9AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s
Afternoon (30 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Evening (30 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 30								Friday 31								Saturday 1
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	2	2	0	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 9	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	711	700	623	623	552	494	437	444	380	363	335	281	277	236	202	183	155	190	193	447	410	369	320	315
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	ENE	ESE	SSE	SSE	ESE	E	ENE	E	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	ENE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide		3:38AM1.42m				4:03PM1.49m				4:09AM1.43m				4:33PM1.52m				4:40AM1.42m					5:03PM1.53m
Low Tide				9:51AM0.13m				10:11PM0.22m				10:19AM0.11m				10:42PM0.20m				10:47AM0.12m


	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	15	16	18	18	16	16	16	17	18	21	22	21	20	19	18	19	21	23	22	21	20
Feels °C	14	13	13	13	13	15	16	14	14	14	14	15	17	19	19	18	16	15	16	18	20	19	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	711	700	623	623	552	494	437	444	380	363	335	281	277	236	190	183	155	190	193	447	410	369	320	315
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	—	—	—	SE 5	SE 6	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	WSW 18	SW 18	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	WSW 14	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	51	40	24	15	—	—	—	23	58	65	50	38	31	48	64	64	67	54	140	45	48	51	52	38
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 7	W 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	—	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SE 10	—	S 18	—	SW 16	S 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	7	15	13	12	—	69	90	119	107	45	—	6	—	10	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 6	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 7	SE 6	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	170	123	99	83	15	18	41	56	218	187	166	158	44	25	202	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	10	2	0	0	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	1	10	10	0	0	0	10	10	10
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	3	3
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