Danger Reef surf break

Danger Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 03 May 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
17.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Danger Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 5AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (03 May)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (03 May)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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)
3
2
3
2
4
4
3
2
0
2
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.3
SW
15
1.9
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
SW
13
1.8
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
2.4
S
10
3.5
S
10
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
11
4
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
555
460
465
704
1538
1667
1621
628
318
257
1137
1723
1120
1103
861
923
964
923
833
1154
2716
4355
4469
3554
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
WSW
25
SSE
35
S
40
S
40
SSE
20
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:47AM1.46m
4:12PM1.38m
4:18AM1.40m
4:43PM1.33m
4:49AM1.33m
5:17PM1.26m
Low Tide
10:04AM0.16m
10:13PM0.28m
10:33AM0.22m
10:44PM0.34m
11:04AM0.28m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
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7:22
7:22
7:22
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6:02
6:01
6:00
1
13
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
6
4
2
2
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
19
20
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
16
17
16
17
15
13
15
15
13
13
12
14
14
14
13
14
10
9
9
8
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.3
W
10
1.9
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
10
2
W
10
0.9
SW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
12
4
S
11
Energy kJ
555
460
458
319
1538
1667
1621
628
802
257
1137
1120
152
1103
861
923
964
923
833
723
408
366
301
3554
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
1
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
1
S
11
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
16
1
WSW
12
Energy kJ
191
141
465
704
74
49
104
342
318
225
215
202
144
150
145
135
126
128
128
242
50
49
94
280
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
S
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
13
0.6
SW
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.3
SW
18
0.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
271
264
127
104
22
41
31
147
137
88
4
9
17
134
3
3
3
15
15
51
163
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.7
NW
4
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
4
1.9
WSW
10
2.3
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
0.6
WNW
4
0.3
N
2
2.4
S
10
3.5
S
10
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
11
Energy kJ
3
3
1
1
6
13
6
5
13
710
1723
1120
11
1
1154
2716
4355
4469
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
4
4
2
2
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
5
Distance (km)
2
2
10
19
0
0
19
19
82
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
19
163
399
339
23
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
4
4
2
2
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
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