Danger Reef surf break

Danger Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 20 Apr 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
18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Danger Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 8PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)16ft (5.0m)14s
Afternoon (20 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (20 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
7
6
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141413131312121212121315151616161616151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)569154004929424736203357283026102789481247223131348552147544867091308698840563516487509339743224
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
WSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:20PM
1.44
5:36AM
1.46
6:10PM
1.33
6:30AM
1.30
7:13PM
1.22
7:42AM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:09AM
0.06
11:24PM
0.21
11:56AM
0.19
12:17AM
0.34
12:51PM
0.34
1:28AM
0.46
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-------7:13-------7:13-------7:13
Sunset--6:16-------6:15-------6:15-----
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11-1---113--------------
Temp. °C161616161616151616161717171616161617171614131314
Feels °C (?)101091111111112121212131210111110111010991012
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