Nine Mile Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 06 Mar 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
19.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 2AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (07 Mar)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (07 Mar)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.8
SW
2.4
SSW
4
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SW
2.4
SSW
2
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.3
S
2.1
S
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)11109101111111112111212121212121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)196185497110237692039220421232008145911321348132415051256737666589485477412380380374
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
25
W
25
SW
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:03PM
1.44
5:15AM
1.53
5:31PM
1.35
5:42AM
1.41
6:00PM
1.25
6:10AM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:04PM
0.17
11:30AM
0.20
11:31PM
0.27
11:56AM
0.30
11:57PM
0.38
12:24PM
0.42
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise-----6:37-------6:37-------6:39--
Sunset7:15-------7:14-------7:13-------
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-111--------------------
Temp. °C211918181616171918171514141421262723181717182632
Feels °C (?)17161412101110121010109101018222319151415172429
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