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Nine Mile Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 08 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Nine Mile Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nine Mile Reef sea temperature is
17.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 6AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the NNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | |
225 | 362 | 443 | 574 | 560 | 505 | 479 | 466 | 501 | 480 | 393 | 404 | 341 | 273 | 215 | 176 | 212 | 433 | 464 | 575 | 1316 | 2202 | 2281 | 1578 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:49AM1.09m | 7:48PM1.09m | 8:02AM1.02m | 9:09PM1.10m | 9:35AM1.02m | 10:24PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:44AM0.58m | 1:09PM0.51m | 1:57AM0.63m | 2:22PM0.55m | 3:33AM0.62m | 3:46PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 225 | 194 | 199 | 574 | 560 | 505 | 479 | 466 | 501 | 480 | 379 | 362 | 269 | 257 | 196 | 176 | 212 | 433 | 196 | 224 | 51 | 31 | 19 | 1578 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 9 | SE 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 223 | 227 | 443 | 140 | 158 | 162 | 298 | 372 | 404 | 398 | 393 | 341 | 341 | 273 | 215 | 149 | 96 | 202 | 67 | 66 | — | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 17 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 16 | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 15 | — | — | WNW 5 | NNE 5 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | S 15 |
| kJ | 136 | 362 | 234 | 230 | 162 | 89 | — | 81 | — | — | — | 404 | 255 | — | — | 10 | 7 | 94 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 5 | WNW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 151 | 116 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 16 | 35 | 52 | 72 | 1162 | 464 | 575 | 1316 | 2202 | 2281 | 111 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 52 | 43 | 43 | 38 | 10 | 780 | 868 | 1007 | 1030 | 434 | 358 |
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