Danger Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.11° S 18.46° E

Danger Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Danger Reef sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.9° 

Danger Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Danger Reef today (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 6AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (28 Sep)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (28 Sep)8ft (2.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
2.1
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
6
2.3
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
7
2.2
SE
7
1.9
SSE
8
1.9
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SSE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
1.9
SE
9
1.7
ESE
9
0.8
SW
14
1.4
SE
10
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
440
424
462
355
491
757
730
529
393
427
503
543
527
650
639
470
861
715
572
421
261
348
250
246
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
20
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
glassy
off
High Tide
3:51AM1.55m
4:03PM1.68m
4:26AM1.51m
4:38PM1.62m
5:03AM1.44m
5:17PM1.51m
Low Tide
9:51AM0.06m
10:19PM-0.00m
10:26AM0.10m
10:55PM0.06m
11:03AM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
13
13
16
19
19
15
13
12
12
13
17
23
25
23
20
19
20
22
26
30
30
29
23
Feels °C
6
6
6
9
12
11
8
8
8
8
9
14
20
21
20
17
16
17
19
23
27
27
27
20
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