Danger Reef surf break

Danger Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 10 Jan 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
19.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)
Nearby Cam: 1km away, Muizenberg Wave Watchers: Surf Webcam


How big are the waves at Danger Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 11AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (10 Jan)8ft (2.4m)7s
Evening (10 Jan)8ft (2.5m)7s

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

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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tue
13
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
2
SE
1.9
SE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
1.3
SSW
2.1
SE
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.7
SW
1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
Period(s) (?)127777713712121212212018171615141413131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)285357335547741667555442471471349349458798122614971536139616491201991976784634
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
30
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:04AM
1.24
8:34PM
1.01
9:00AM
1.15
9:50PM
0.96
10:13AM
1.09
11:22PM
0.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:36PM
0.50
2:25AM
0.56
3:45PM
0.55
3:39AM
0.63
5:10PM
0.56
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tue
13
Sunrise-5:45-------5:46-------5:47------
Sunset-----8:00-------8:00-------8:00--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171824252523212019212424232121212121222221202019
Feels °C (?)121421212018171717202222211920212322222119181919
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