Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Danger Reef today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 9PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 102 | 98 | 75 | 82 | 63 | 97 | 90 | 84 | 82 | 236 | 616 | 1042 | 2107 | 1801 | 1801 | 1537 | 1704 | 1358 | 1242 | 1067 | 864 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:42PM1.66m | 4:10AM1.52m | 4:23PM1.60m | 4:53AM1.46m | 5:08PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32AM0.08m | 10:00PM-0.02m | 10:12AM0.11m | 10:41PM0.05m | 10:56AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 102 | 98 | 75 | 72 | 67 | 97 | 90 | 84 | 82 | 181 | 235 | 1042 | 2107 | 1801 | 1801 | 1537 | 1704 | 1358 | 1242 | 1067 | 864 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 11 | SSE 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | SE 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 25 | 18 | 19 | 82 | 22 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 236 | 616 | 440 | 140 | — | 29 | 27 | — | — | 5 | 66 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 6 | SW 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | W 9 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | — |
| kJ | 30 | 54 | 72 | 22 | 63 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | SE 7 | SE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | 18 | 13 | 60 | 53 | 52 | 64 | 33 | 50 | 80 | 120 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 399 | 337 | 36 |
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