Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.07° S 18.66° E

Issued: 1 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Nine Mile Reef sea temperature is

15.0° C

Nine Mile Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 7AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	16s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	18s
Evening (27 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).
	Monday 27								Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 16	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	725	1397	1650	1955	2222	7583	3966	1880	1527	1447	1208	1319	1159	1127	971	779	680	659	536	536	545	553	595	595
Wind (km/h)	S	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	SW	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy
High Tide	1:57AM1.26m					2:30PM1.28m				2:33AM1.34m				3:02PM1.37m				3:06AM1.39m				3:33PM1.44m
Low Tide				8:21AM0.31m				8:36PM0.39m				8:53AM0.24m				9:09PM0.32m				9:22AM0.18m				9:40PM0.26m


	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	15	15	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	14	16	16	14	12	12	12	12	14	17	16	15	15
Feels °C	11	13	12	9	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	9	11	11	11	9	10	10	10	12	14	14	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 16	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	725	1397	1650	1955	2222	7583	3966	1880	1527	1447	1208	1319	1159	1127	971	779	680	659	536	536	545	553	595	595
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	WSW 12	SSW 20	SSW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 11	S 11	S 11	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	170	115	154	93	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	2	41	26	15	65	67
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	458	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SSE 5	S 7	S 17	—	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	SE 7	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	56	349	4856	—	400	362	337	329	261	244	221	212	151	102	75	49	203	134	46	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Corner Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Big Bay Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	The Wedge Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Monwabisi Strand Cape Town	Monwabisi Strand Cape Town	Nine Mile Reef Cape Town	Nine Mile Reef Cape Town	Nine Mile Reef Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Monwabisi Strand Cape Town	Nine Mile Reef Cape Town	Nine Mile Reef Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	3	3	5	2	6	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	21	16	16	198	198	21	865	36	16	27	16	27	27	26	16	12	12	0	0	0	10	12	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Beach Road	Captains	The Hoek			Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay)		Big Bay	Haakgat	Rocklands	Haakgat	Kamer Van	Haakgat	Haakgat	Haakgat	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Van Riebeek	Hout Bay	Beach Road	Captains	The Hoek
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5			5		6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Doring Bay West Coast	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Big Bay Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	6	6	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Chameau Mauritius	Dolphin Point South Africa	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Cobblestones Australia	Fish Boma South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Costa Azul Mexico	Costa Azul Mexico	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cow Bombie Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ala Moana Bowls United States	Bancoora Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	9	5	5	5	7	5	6	4	4	4

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