Danger Reef surf break

Danger Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 22 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
16.1° C
(Which is 3.2°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 2PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (22 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (22 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)121211111111111112121615141414141413131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)51844142641836641842649271073417431980187416531382124011611002875812799751626616
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
0
W
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:30PM
1.44
5:45AM
1.51
6:14PM
1.32
6:32AM
1.35
7:09PM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:23AM
0.05
11:31PM
0.17
12:04PM
0.18
12:15AM
0.31
12:54PM
0.33
1:12AM
0.46
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise-6:50-------6:50-------6:50------
Sunset----6:54-------6:53-------6:52---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171718191918181817182124242120191921242625232118
Feels °C (?)141313131312131211131518181616171821242627232017
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