Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.07° S 18.66° E

Issued: 1 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Nine Mile Reef sea temperature is

14.8°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 (16 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 9AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	14s
Afternoon (16 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Evening (16 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wednesday 16								Thursday 17								Friday 18
	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)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1290	1363	565	526	503	892	444	613	594	617	587	514	407	400	349	309	298	288	283	283	178	431	424	418
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			5:48AM1.26m				5:59PM1.28m				6:21AM1.14m				6:33PM1.14m				7:05AM1.02m				7:25PM1.02m
Low Tide	11:43PM0.29m				11:46AM0.39m				00:13AM0.41m				12:17PM0.51m				00:51AM0.54m				12:59PM0.64m


	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—
mm	11	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	13	13	15	15	15	14	13	13	13	13	15	16	16	14	14	13	13	13	17	18	17	15	15
Feels °C	9	9	7	8	7	8	7	7	7	7	6	7	8	8	7	8	7	7	8	10	10	9	9	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 9	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	1290	1363	307	526	503	553	444	613	594	617	587	514	407	400	349	309	298	288	283	283	166	431	424	418
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	SW 15	SW 14	S 11	SW 8	SW 13	SSW 8	W 13	WSW 12	W 12	W 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 20	SW 13	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 18
kJ	123	360	565	3	120	892	273	334	398	196	180	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	178	12	31	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 12	S 11	SE 12	—	—	WSW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	16	15	2	6	—	—	690	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SSW 9	SSE 5	SSE 6	S 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6
kJ	—	—	—	363	69	179	411	395	358	286	236	204	191	238	196	150	131	131	136	107	150	205	165	119
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dumps Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Baboon Point West Coast	Garbage Dump West Coast	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	De Kelders Overberg	Kamer Van Cape Town	Milnerton Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Milnerton Cape Town	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Kamer Van Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2	1	4	4	2	2	2	1	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	3	2	1	3	3
Distance (km)	27	34	256	318	340	196	223	21	21	21	21	380	198	1402	83	36	30	27	16	27	30	1974	36	36
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Big Bay							Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay)	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay)	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay)	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay)					Beach Road	Beach Road	Beach Road	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Beach Road		Beach Road	Captains
Rating (10 max)	5							2	2	2	1					3	3	3	3	3	3		4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Big Bay Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Brak River Garden Route	Outer Pool Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Pastures West Coast	Heaven West Coast		Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3		4	4
Header Global	Saint Leu Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Angourie Point Australia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Haapiti French Polynesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Charleston New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Weld Road New Zealand	Graveyards New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	El Huerto Spain
Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	4	8	5	7	6	5	5	5

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