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Nine Mile Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 24 Oct 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 2PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1180 | 1173 | 1005 | 835 | 743 | 647 | 539 | 396 | 382 | 308 | 261 | 203 | 307 | 244 | 352 | 506 | 1427 | 1269 | 1144 | 1144 | 1045 | 967 | 893 | 948 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:16AM 1.40 | 4:22PM 1.42 | 4:45AM 1.33 | 4:51PM 1.33 | 5:17AM 1.25 | 5:22PM 1.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:16AM 0.28 | 10:35PM 0.23 | 10:44AM 0.35 | 11:04PM 0.31 | 11:14AM 0.44 | 11:37PM 0.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cape Town
Continuing clean conditions at Nine Mile Reef (light winds from the SE at Ottery wx 17 km from Nine Mile Reef). A 2.5m groundswell from the SSW is too big for here
17 km away, 56 min ago
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