Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Danger Reef today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 3AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 481 | 938 | 946 | 932 | 2389 | 4396 | 2408 | 2721 | 5845 | 5845 | 5583 | 5250 | 4454 | 4121 | 3916 | 3883 | 2329 | 4234 | 4430 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:00AM1.18m | 12:29PM1.33m | 00:55AM1.29m | 1:14PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56PM0.44m | 6:14AM0.37m | 6:52PM0.30m | 7:03AM0.26m | 7:35PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 481 | 938 | 946 | 932 | 719 | 834 | 2408 | 1418 | 5845 | 5845 | 5583 | 5250 | 4454 | 4121 | 3916 | 3883 | 2329 | 4234 | 4430 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 232 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 35 | 1160 | 2721 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 1922 | 1752 | 924 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | — |
| kJ | 18 | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 10 | 2389 | 4396 | 1251 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 34 | 26 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 780 | 887 | 999 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 12 |
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