Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Danger Reef today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 11AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 597 | 609 | 609 | 507 | 471 | 424 | 384 | 424 | 527 | 910 | 1266 | 1311 | 1729 | 1961 | 2275 | 2570 | 3729 | 3797 | 4010 | 3562 | 3200 | 2826 | 2209 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:26PM1.47m | 4:48AM1.36m | 4:56PM1.37m | 5:19AM1.26m | 5:27PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20AM0.21m | 10:41PM0.18m | 10:49AM0.29m | 11:09PM0.28m | 11:19AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 597 | 609 | 609 | 507 | 471 | 424 | 384 | 424 | 527 | 910 | 1266 | 1311 | 1729 | 1961 | 2275 | 2570 | 3729 | 3797 | 4010 | 3562 | 3200 | 2826 | 2209 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 202 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 280 | 464 | 1249 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 31 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 12 | 9 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 163 | 42 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 49 | 82 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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