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Danger Reef surf break

Danger Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 14 Feb 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
18.1° C
 (Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Danger Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 8AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Feb)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (14 Feb)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (14 Feb)8ft (2.5m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
2.5
SE
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
2
ESE
1
SSW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
1
SW
Period(s) (?)1414141413131313131313131312127121212711201918
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3789451147564562411240622713238521131891150413621049871680662472378319418261306380628
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
30
S
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
45
SSE
50
SE
45
SE
40
SE
35
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
5
SSW
10
S
0
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononononononcross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:54AM
1.19
1:55PM
1.26
2:25AM
1.32
2:29PM
1.36
2:54AM
1.44
3:01PM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:59AM
0.45
8:16PM
0.28
8:32AM
0.33
8:45PM
0.18
9:02AM
0.23
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise---6:18-------6:20-------6:20----
Sunset------7:39-------7:38-------7:37-
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201918181818181917161616202626232120212327292826
Feels °C (?)1413121110991110101113172321191818202226282626
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