Danger Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.11° S 18.46° E

Issued: 1 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Danger Reef sea temperature is

16.6°C

Danger Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Danger Reef today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 8AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Evening (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	3	2	0	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	875	734	649	630	538	449	435	330	330	330	336	353	347	356	373	309	309	298	551	531	1111	1267	1028	1073	974	1159
Wind (km/h)	ESE	NNE	SW	NW	SW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W	W	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	glassy	cross	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	11:36PM1.15m				11:57AM1.35m				00:32AM1.23m				12:43PM1.43m				1:15AM1.31m				1:22PM1.48m				1:52AM1.37m
Low Tide			5:41AM0.41m				6:28PM0.29m				6:33AM0.34m				7:11PM0.20m				7:15AM0.28m				7:47PM0.14m


	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39
	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:17	—	—	—	7:19
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	19	20	22	22	21	20	19	19	18	19	19	18	19	18	17	17	16	17	18	17	17	16	16	15	15
Feels °C	17	18	18	21	20	19	19	18	19	16	16	16	15	15	14	15	15	15	15	15	12	13	12	12	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	WSW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 10
kJ	875	734	649	630	538	449	435	330	330	330	336	353	347	336	373	827	800	652	551	298	1111	1267	1028	1073	974	1159
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 15	W 15	NW 15	W 15	W 15	W 15	WSW 8	WSW 8	WSW 9	WSW 9	W 9	WSW 9	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SSW 14	NW 13	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9
kJ	4	4	9	4	4	4	14	40	59	59	106	79	312	356	330	309	309	298	314	253	25	42	230	198	153	198
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	WNW 15	WNW 15	NW 15	NW 15	W 14	W 14	W 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 14	NW 13	WNW 13	ESE 9	W 13	NW 13	SW 15	SSW 15	NW 13	—	—	WNW 12	WNW 12	NW 12	NW 12
kJ	4	4	21	21	8	8	4	4	21	47	123	198	7	17	8	3	7	60	128	7	—	—	15	14	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	SE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 3	W 9	W 8	W 7	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	W 11	WSW 11	W 9	W 9	—	—	—	—
kJ	20	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	177	205	128	14	17	9	935	531	347	276	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	10	0	1	0	1	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	453	12	12	10	12
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4		3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	9	8	7	6	5	5	6	5	9

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