Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Danger Reef today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 2PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3929 | 4121 | 3869 | 3562 | 3200 | 2826 | 1418 | 1725 | 961 | 796 | 639 | 494 | 379 | 409 | 403 | 494 | 944 | 1703 | 1799 | 1687 | 1494 | 1476 | 1576 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:27PM1.25m | 5:54AM1.16m | 6:02PM1.13m | 6:40AM1.06m | 6:52PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19AM0.39m | 11:40PM0.38m | 11:53AM0.50m | 00:18AM0.49m | 12:39PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 3929 | 4121 | 3869 | 3562 | 3200 | 2826 | 1418 | 1725 | 961 | 796 | 639 | 494 | 507 | 410 | 276 | 494 | 944 | 1703 | 1799 | 1687 | 1494 | 1476 | 1576 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | SW 15 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 714 | 106 | 459 | 457 | — | — | 379 | 409 | 403 | 279 | 107 | 290 | 163 | 96 | 96 | — | 353 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 176 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 4 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 15 | 11 | 11 | — | 17 | 10 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 517 | 585 | 11 | 716 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 102 | 2 | 399 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 163 | 23 | 596 | 96 |
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