Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Danger Reef today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 4PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 16 | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 121 | 55 | 39 | 38 | 108 | 186 | 384 | 734 | 1314 | 2443 | 2785 | 2895 | 2708 | 2256 | 2035 | 1749 | 1491 | 1259 | 1003 | 960 | 1094 | 1058 | 860 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:28PM1.56m | 3:43AM1.56m | 4:12PM1.61m | 4:28AM1.54m | 4:56PM1.62m | 5:11AM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15AM0.02m | 9:38PM0.10m | 9:59AM-0.00m | 10:25PM0.08m | 10:40AM0.01m | 11:11PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — |
 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 100 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 85 | 81 | 79 | 384 | 734 | 1314 | 2443 | 2785 | 2895 | 2708 | 2256 | 2035 | 1749 | 1491 | 1259 | 1003 | 960 | 1094 | 1058 | 860 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SW 18 | SW 17 | W 9 | SW 11 | SW 10 | W 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 57 | 64 | 55 | 39 | 24 | 108 | 186 | 59 | 163 | 157 | 38 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 42 | 121 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 23 | 13 | 31 | 76 | 56 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 2 | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
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