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Nine Mile Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 25 Apr 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
18.3° 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 3AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
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 25mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 15 | WSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | |
72 | 69 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 74 | 93 | 102 | 21 | 154 | 651 | 941 | 2653 | 802 | 880 | 954 | 954 | 1079 | 1081 | 973 | 962 | 1075 | 1109 | 1417 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:38PM1.26m | 12:12PM1.17m | 00:31AM1.35m | 1:00PM1.25m | 1:11AM1.43m | 1:39PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16PM0.48m | 6:10AM0.41m | 6:17PM0.41m | 6:59AM0.30m | 7:02PM0.34m | 7:37AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — |
 | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | E 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 72 | 69 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 74 | 93 | 102 | 21 | 20 | 64 | 2 | 1238 | 669 | 880 | 954 | 954 | 1079 | 1081 | 973 | 962 | 1075 | 1109 | 1417 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 17 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 15 | SW 14 | S 14 | W 12 | — | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 31 | 15 | 3 | — | 484 | 144 | 92 | 71 | 661 | 576 | 500 | 424 | 377 | 377 | 328 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NNE 5 | S 15 | E 10 | S 14 | E 10 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | S 19 | S 19 | — | — | SW 17 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 595 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 11 | — | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 34 | 16 | 245 | 154 | 651 | 941 | 2653 | 802 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 20 | 318 | 10 | 578 | 886 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 1579 | 165 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 34 |
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