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Danger Reef Surf Forecast
/ Cape Town (70 surf breaks) /
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Danger Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 27 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Danger Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 11PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 14 | |
1288 | 955 | 937 | 935 | 1304 | 1304 | 1185 | 1280 | 1363 | 1595 | 1468 | 1126 | 1165 | 1144 | 1144 | 1213 | 1635 | 1532 | 799 | 672 | 824 | 494 | 522 | 1064 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:11AM1.42m | 1:39PM1.31m | 1:46AM1.47m | 2:12PM1.37m | 2:17AM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:02PM0.33m | 7:36AM0.21m | 7:39PM0.28m | 8:09AM0.15m | 8:13PM0.24m | 8:38AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — |
 | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 10 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SW 10 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 1288 | 955 | 408 | 935 | 1304 | 1304 | 1185 | 1280 | 1363 | 1595 | 1468 | 1126 | 1165 | 1144 | 1144 | 1213 | 90 | 301 | 799 | 672 | 255 | 494 | 522 | 1064 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 236 | 614 | 11 | 361 | 102 | 65 | 65 | 328 | 270 | 11 | 25 | 113 | 136 | 136 | 113 | 110 | 167 | 68 | 382 | 437 | 189 | 392 | 472 | 380 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 16 | E 10 | SW 17 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 35 | 168 | 46 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 53 | 71 | 96 | 8 | 51 | 67 | 156 | 158 | 115 | 66 | 182 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 12 | SE 4 | SE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 937 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 28 | — | — | 31 | 1635 | 1532 | 94 | 64 | 824 | 28 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 42 | 36 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 399 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
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