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Danger Reef surf Forecast / Cape Town / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 18 Apr 2024 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 12.1°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.0 °C max: 19.5 °C min: 16.3 °C)
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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 12.1°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.0 °C max: 19.5 °C min: 16.3 °C)


How big are the waves at Danger Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 3AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)161615151414131313131212121212121615141413131313131312121212121212111010111111111111111918171616151514141413131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)3063624795435294784444373693212862772721692002725327048339659338347326995635724964233674033892932591941941291401219618396119161517181422962490221422791877151713551189950878781769623493477
Wind
(km/h)
0
SSE
5
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
S
5
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
N
5
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
N
5
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
5
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononononglasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
ononononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glassononglassglassoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:17AM
1.14
12:39PM
1.09
12:56AM
1.24
1:15PM
1.19
1:26AM
1.34
1:45PM
1.27
1:54AM
1.42
2:14PM
1.34
2:20AM
1.49
2:42PM
1.40
2:48AM
1.52
3:09PM
1.43
3:15AM
1.54
3:38PM
1.44
3:43AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:43AM
0.50
6:46PM
0.46
7:18AM
0.39
7:19PM
0.38
7:47AM
0.30
7:48PM
0.31
8:13AM
0.21
8:15PM
0.25
8:39AM
0.15
8:42PM
0.21
9:05AM
0.11
9:09PM
0.20
9:32AM
0.10
9:37PM
0.20
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Sunrise---7:11-------7:11-------7:13-------7:13-------7:13-------7:15-------7:16-------7:16
Sunset------6:17-------6:16-------6:15-------6:15-------6:14-------6:12-------6:10-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171616161718181617171718212220171616161617191817171818192023191817171717192020191818181819202018181717171818181717161616
Feels °C (?)181716161717161415161618212219161516161616171615161718191920171716151515181919201818191919191918181718181917171616151414

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