Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.07° S 18.66° E

Issued: 1 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nine Mile Reef sea temperature is

15.1°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 (10 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 7AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	15s
Afternoon (10 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	14s
Evening (10 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 10								Friday 11								Saturday 12
	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)	1	1	1	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)	SSW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 15	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	214	515	964	924	802	647	545	537	529	392	286	277	236	307	335	236	175	401	606	750	1352	1734	1517	1241
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	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
High Tide		2:33AM1.53m				2:52PM1.67m				3:10AM1.57m				3:26PM1.71m				3:44AM1.57m				3:58PM1.70m
Low Tide				8:42AM0.05m				9:09PM0.02m				9:16AM0.02m				9:43PM-0.01m				9:48AM0.03m				10:15PM0.02m


	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	16	17	16	15	15	15	14	14	18	20	19	16	15	15	15	16	17	18	17	15	15
Feels °C	15	13	13	13	14	13	12	12	12	11	12	15	17	15	13	12	13	13	13	15	14	13	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 15	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	214	515	964	924	802	647	545	537	529	392	286	277	236	193	180	150	150	401	606	750	1352	1734	1517	1241
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SW 12	SE 9	SE 9	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 7	SSW 7	—	—	—	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	WSW 12	—	S 7	—	—	—	—
kJ	193	240	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	173	121	—	—	—	75	22	85	237	—	97	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 15	SSW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	7	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	75	86	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 4	SSE 3	SSE 3	SSE 3	SSE 3	SSE 3	SE 3	SE 3	SE 3	S 7	S 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	8	7	5	4	4	3	2	2	3	110	153	201	207	307	335	236	175	141	139	63	230	331	381	309
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Off The Wall Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	Off The Wall Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Skeleton Bay Swakopmund	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Milnerton Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	1	2	4	3	4	4	4	2	3	1	1	4	3	4	4
Distance (km)	16	16	16	32	32	32	34	34	22	21	22	31	83	31	31	31	16	16	21	21	36	976	16	30
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3			4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		5	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4		5	5
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	5	9	9	9	9	9	8	5	7	8	7	5	5	5

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