Danger Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

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Danger Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 18 Dec 2025 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 17.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

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 6AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Dec)	4ft (1.2m)	9s
Afternoon (18 Dec)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Evening (18 Dec)	5ft (1.5m)	11s

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

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		Thursday 18								Friday 19								Saturday 20
	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	5 PM	8 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	11	9	11	11	11	11	10	13	10	12	12	12	12	13	13	14	14
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	432	376	367	235	295	356	385	524	235	631	571	560	531	177	170	235	782	933	1056	1137	1028	951	1621	1273
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)			2:15AM 1.27				2:18PM 1.35				2:50AM 1.32				2:53PM 1.38				3:24AM 1.35				3:27PM 1.39
Low Tide / height (m)	8:07PM 0.27				8:17AM 0.38				8:41PM 0.23				8:52AM 0.34				9:13PM 0.20				9:26AM 0.31

		Thursday 18								Friday 19								Saturday 20
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:30	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:55	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	18	18	17	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	18	19	19	19	18	18	17	18	22	22	21	22
Feels °C (?)	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	11	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	12	13	12	13	16	15	14	16

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