
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Danger Reef today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 2AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
449 | 435 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 336 | 353 | 347 | 356 | 373 | 309 | 309 | 298 | 314 | 551 | 1057 | 1285 | 1198 | 1108 | 1098 | 1114 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:32AM1.23m | 12:43PM1.43m | 1:15AM1.31m | 1:22PM1.48m | 1:52AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28PM0.29m | 6:33AM0.34m | 7:11PM0.20m | 7:15AM0.28m | 7:47PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | |
7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | 7:19 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | W 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
449 | 435 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 336 | 353 | 347 | 336 | 373 | 748 | 710 | 639 | 545 | 496 | 1057 | 1285 | 1198 | 1108 | 1098 | 1114 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
4 | 14 | 40 | 61 | 59 | 74 | 198 | 312 | 356 | 330 | 309 | 309 | 298 | 314 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 181 | 146 | 146 | 111 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WSW 8 | — | W 13 | NW 13 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | — | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
8 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 47 | 123 | 7 | 7 | 13 | — | 3 | 7 | 60 | 128 | 1 | 1 | — | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 155 | 175 | 205 | 124 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 198 | 551 | 234 | 206 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 454 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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