Danger Reef surf break

Danger Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 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
15.5° C
(Which is 3.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Danger Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 10PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)--
Afternoon (24 Mar)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (24 Mar)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)1312121212121211111111111110101010101010991212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)711668554508500429421366302275226186423441432480507415407327241176145153
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:09PM
1.18
7:35AM
1.18
8:34PM
1.06
9:21AM
1.07
10:41PM
1.06
11:23AM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:12AM
0.46
2:06PM
0.48
2:51AM
0.58
4:06PM
0.54
5:12AM
0.56
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise-----6:52-------6:52-------6:54--
Sunset6:52-------6:51-------6:50-------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252421181919202021191918181719212119181818182021
Feels °C (?)262419161717181921191918181719212119181919181919
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