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Danger Reef Surf Forecast
/ Cape Town (70 surf breaks) /
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Danger Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Danger Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 6AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 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 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | |
3234 | 3923 | 3314 | 2936 | 2614 | 2185 | 2185 | 2320 | 2373 | 2766 | 5048 | 3346 | 3425 | 3188 | 2879 | 2591 | 2195 | 1888 | 1673 | 1375 | 1198 | 807 | 656 | 436 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:22PM1.27m | 11:55AM1.17m | 00:11AM1.39m | 12:45PM1.29m | 00:56AM1.50m | 1:30PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51AM0.39m | 5:54PM0.39m | 6:38AM0.25m | 6:43PM0.30m | 7:22AM0.12m | 7:29PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 12 | SW 13 | SW 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 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
 kJ | 3234 | 3599 | 3314 | 2936 | 2614 | 2185 | 2185 | 2320 | 2373 | 2766 | 3199 | 3346 | 3425 | 3188 | 2879 | 2591 | 2195 | 1888 | 1673 | 1375 | 1198 | 807 | 656 | 436 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 12 | — | — | WSW 12 | SE 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | 3145 | 2544 | 2061 | 1776 | — | 1355 | — | — | 379 | 5 | 1794 | 1535 | 1127 | 1187 | 1064 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 31 | 80 | 314 | 173 | 312 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | 81 | 123 | 80 | 173 | 181 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4047 | 3923 | 4251 | 3730 | 3120 | 1624 | 2579 | 872 | 750 | 1926 | 5048 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 339 | 319 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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