Nine Mile Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
18.4° 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 7PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (22 Apr)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (22 Apr)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
3
3
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
4
S
16
3.5
S
16
3
S
16
3
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.3
S
14
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7368
7465
6941
6095
4942
3973
3108
2570
2155
1465
1245
1077
826
566
403
333
266
198
191
153
107
109
99
99
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
0
ENE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
W
0
W
5
SW
5
SSE
5
S
0
SW
10
N
10
NNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
off
High Tide
7:13PM1.23m
7:41AM1.16m
8:40PM1.15m
9:22AM1.07m
10:21PM1.17m
Low Tide
12:51PM0.34m
1:27AM0.47m
2:07PM0.47m
3:11AM0.55m
3:47PM0.51m
4:59AM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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7:13
7:13
7:15
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6:14
6:13
6:12
6:10
Temp °C
17
18
19
16
13
13
13
13
17
20
20
19
19
18
18
19
23
25
24
22
20
20
19
18
11
12
13
11
9
10
10
11
16
17
18
17
16
15
15
16
20
23
22
20
18
19
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
4
S
16
3.5
S
16
3
S
16
3
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.3
S
14
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
Energy kJ
7368
7465
6941
6095
4942
3973
3108
2570
2155
1465
1245
1077
826
566
403
333
266
198
191
153
107
109
99
99
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.1
SE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
Energy kJ
109
147
95
78
68
4
33
32
32
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
S
10
Energy kJ
40
21
58
54
55
47
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
5
1.7
ESE
5
1.8
ESE
6
1
E
4
1.4
SE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.8
SE
6
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.2
SE
8
Energy kJ
119
167
197
38
172
163
198
269
218
223
173
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
7
7
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
21
165
165
21
16
16
12
12
10
16
12
0
12
12
0
0
0
0
10
12
16
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
9
8
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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