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Nine Mile Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 15 Jul 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 10PM is: 2.2m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wed 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 |
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| Energy (?) | 1032 | 2395 | 3146 | 3224 | 2694 | 2320 | 1822 | 1453 | 1289 | 1253 | 1197 | 1144 | 1242 | 1526 | 2020 | 5283 | 6184 | 6100 | 6690 | 6917 | 6747 | 6471 | 5841 | 4861 | 4003 | 3601 | 2936 | 2542 | 2198 | 1869 | 1583 | 1432 | 1204 | 1002 | 875 | 799 | 679 | 588 | 589 | 599 | 656 | 638 | 546 | 586 | 703 | 869 | 4444 | 1765 | 1313 | 1228 | 1018 | 1722 | 1165 | 620 | 874 | 995 | 840 | 373 | 706 | 610 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | glass | on | glass | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:26PM 1.50 | 6:44AM 1.30 | 7:12PM 1.46 | 7:37AM 1.22 | 8:05PM 1.39 | 8:43AM 1.14 | 9:10PM 1.32 | 10:04AM 1.11 | 10:30PM 1.28 | 11:31AM 1.13 | 11:51PM 1.30 | 12:45PM 1.21 | 1:01AM 1.35 | 1:45PM 1.32 | 1:58AM 1.42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:44AM 0.27 | 12:46PM 0.26 | 1:35AM 0.31 | 1:36PM 0.35 | 2:35AM 0.36 | 2:38PM 0.44 | 3:50AM 0.39 | 3:59PM 0.50 | 5:14AM 0.39 | 5:31PM 0.49 | 6:31AM 0.33 | 6:50PM 0.42 | 7:32AM 0.25 | 7:52PM 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wed 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cape Town
Continuing clean conditions at Nine Mile Reef (calm at Somerset West 14 km from Nine Mile Reef). 2.1m 13s groundswell from the SW with a 2.1m 13s groundswell from the SW and a 1.1m 18s long period groundswell from the SSW. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.
Actual: 43 min ago
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