Danger Reef surf break

Danger Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 11 Jul 2025 SAST
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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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Danger Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 11AM is: 5.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 4.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (11 Jul)15ft (4.5m)15s
Evening (11 Jul)13ft (4.0m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
4
SW
5.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
Period(s) (?)151615151414141414141415141414141313131313121212121212111111111111141414181716161615151414141313131213141415151515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)5003733421579940083357079651658465429523352458265488143703699310724962036175615271480128412401281115010259318227788658508818831588137418065562501648994356365030232038183817042032225423622345226726933953452848285159524658941581863476324
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
N
15
N
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
35
NW
35
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:57PM
1.42
4:02AM
1.43
4:32PM
1.47
4:39AM
1.43
5:09PM
1.50
5:18AM
1.40
5:46PM
1.51
5:59AM
1.35
6:27PM
1.49
6:45AM
1.29
7:12PM
1.44
7:38AM
1.21
8:05PM
1.38
8:43AM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:44AM
0.15
10:02PM
0.26
10:17AM
0.12
10:39PM
0.23
10:51AM
0.11
11:18PM
0.22
11:27AM
0.14
11:59PM
0.23
12:05PM
0.18
12:44AM
0.26
12:47PM
0.26
1:35AM
0.30
1:36PM
0.35
2:36AM
0.35
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Sunrise-7:50-------7:50-------7:50-------7:50-------7:48-------7:48-------7:48-------7:48--
Sunset----5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------5:53-------5:53-------5:54-------5:54-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151413131212121212111112131313121213141413131413131313141413131213131315141414141312131515141413131214151516141414131414
Feels °C (?)9767788876791010109911111110101110101091099991010911111212111091011121111997999121111109109
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