Danger Reef surf break

Danger Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Danger Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 7AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (23 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4952
3974
3119
2234
1989
1568
1011
852
566
469
472
389
302
242
238
210
221
193
174
142
134
132
124
145
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
S
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:42AM1.15m
8:40PM1.14m
9:22AM1.06m
10:21PM1.16m
11:03AM1.08m
Low Tide
1:28AM0.46m
2:07PM0.46m
3:10AM0.54m
3:47PM0.50m
4:58AM0.50m
5:15PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:13
7:15
7:16
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6:14
6:12
6:10
Temp °C
13
13
13
15
18
20
19
18
18
18
18
20
22
23
21
20
20
20
19
21
21
20
18
17
9
10
10
13
16
17
17
15
16
15
15
17
20
21
18
17
18
18
16
18
17
18
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
Energy kJ
4952
3974
3119
2234
1989
1568
1011
852
566
469
472
389
302
242
238
210
221
193
174
142
134
132
124
145
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
1.2
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.1
SE
6
0.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
91
86
79
173
6
4
4
5
30
26
15
15
2
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.5
S
11
0.1
W
15
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
17
Energy kJ
4
61
4
58
33
2
5
5
5
4
6
6
6
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
6
2
ESE
6
1.8
ESE
6
1.6
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
Energy kJ
274
295
262
220
183
204
102
132
247
223
3
4
4
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
2
10
0
0
0
10
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
1
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
4
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