
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Danger Reef today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 3AM is: 1.3m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue night, light winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
481 | 766 | 1082 | 1441 | 1537 | 1631 | 1572 | 1503 | 1710 | 1795 | 1556 | 1418 | 1350 | 2918 | 2167 | 1972 | 1728 | 1420 | 1317 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:32PM1.51m | 2:47AM1.53m | 3:14PM1.62m | 3:29AM1.57m | 3:53PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44PM0.13m | 9:02AM0.02m | 9:28PM0.05m | 9:40AM-0.01m | 10:08PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
365 | 261 | 1082 | 1441 | 1537 | 1631 | 1572 | 1503 | 1710 | 1795 | 1556 | 1109 | 1210 | 2918 | 2167 | 1972 | 1728 | 1420 | 1317 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | SW 23 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 10 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
361 | 766 | 207 | 154 | 121 | 279 | 191 | 187 | 160 | 16 | 476 | 1418 | 1350 | 208 | 159 | 140 | 90 | 84 | 84 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | NW 7 | — |
10 | 20 | 138 | 135 | — | 115 | 95 | 51 | 36 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 87 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 13 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
481 | 564 | 408 | 363 | 367 | 759 | 741 | 616 | 486 | 222 | 211 | 141 | 91 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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