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Danger Reef surf break

Danger Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 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
19.2° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Danger Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 2AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (14 Jan)7ft (2.1m)12s

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

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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.7
SW
3.5
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
2
S
Period(s) (?)111111111111111111131212111011111177101010106
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)492534534483429391391391332903306022042440204018811046738549530384328322225302
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
35
S
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		offcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
on		onononononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:36AM
1.03
12:39PM
1.14
1:27AM
1.11
1:29PM
1.21
2:07AM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:24PM
0.51
6:36AM
0.60
7:17PM
0.44
7:29AM
0.52
7:58PM
0.35
8:11AM
0.43
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-----5:48-------5:48-------5:50--
Sunset-8:00-------8:00-------8:00------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------1-------------
Temp. °C212019191920222322221918171717181918181717181920
Feels °C (?)181717181920202120211412999111211121314161616
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