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Danger Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
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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
17.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Danger Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 2PM is: 6.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 20ft (6.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon morning, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | |
3188 | 2499 | 29 | 11975 | 10409 | 8466 | 7171 | 3587 | 3937 | 3184 | 2773 | 2468 | 2278 | 2151 | 1829 | 1969 | 2075 | 3151 | 3346 | 3425 | 3188 | 2879 | 2457 | 2000 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:55AM1.07m | 11:22PM1.27m | 11:55AM1.17m | 00:11AM1.39m | 12:45PM1.29m | 00:56AM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57PM0.48m | 5:51AM0.39m | 5:54PM0.39m | 6:38AM0.25m | 6:43PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:53 | |
5 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 13 | SE 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
3188 | 2499 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 3357 | 6 | 3587 | 3937 | 3184 | 2773 | 2468 | 2278 | 2151 | 1829 | 1969 | 2075 | 3151 | 3346 | 3425 | 3188 | 2879 | 2457 | 2000 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | — | — | SE 10 | ESE 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | S 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 20 |
18 | 44 | 29 | — | — | 16 | 10 | 2577 | 2233 | 2391 | 2174 | 1650 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | 1746 | 1371 | 1389 | 1144 | 1045 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 |
18 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | WNW 10 | W 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 5 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 3 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
756 | 3495 | 10786 | 11975 | 10409 | 8466 | 7171 | 69 | 4261 | 3766 | 5 | 2917 | 1496 | 1347 | 1186 | 1166 | 948 | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 359 | 377 | 887 | 1007 | 1014 | 1027 | 416 | 339 | 339 | 0 | 2 | 319 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 163 | 163 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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