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Nine Mile Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 26 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
18.4° 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 1PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 26). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 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 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun morning, light winds from the S by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 15 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | |
64 | 61 | 88 | 34 | 285 | 253 | 1953 | 2508 | 2726 | 651 | 1124 | 1040 | 914 | 951 | 954 | 973 | 962 | 944 | 955 | 1087 | 1351 | 1431 | 1332 | 1194 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 12:12PM1.17m | 00:31AM1.35m | 1:00PM1.25m | 1:11AM1.43m | 1:39PM1.32m | 1:46AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:10AM0.41m | 6:17PM0.41m | 6:59AM0.30m | 7:02PM0.34m | 7:37AM0.22m | 7:40PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:06 |
— | — | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
 kJ | 64 | 61 | 88 | 34 | 21 | 31 | 868 | 1080 | 1214 | 651 | 1118 | 1040 | 914 | 951 | 954 | 973 | 962 | 944 | 955 | 1087 | 1351 | 1431 | 1332 | 1194 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 14 | — | — | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 20 | 10 | 34 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 64 | — | — | 436 | 96 | 92 | 89 | 713 | 599 | 476 | 408 | 363 | 328 | 298 | 260 | 220 | 10 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | — | — | SW 17 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 10 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | 11 | — | 22 | 21 | 34 | 40 | 26 | 40 | 87 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | W 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 |
| kJ | 10 | 24 | 42 | 265 | 285 | 253 | 1953 | 2508 | 2726 | — | 1124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 160 | 18 | 318 | 434 | 165 | 976 | 165 | 165 | 36 | 32 | 1579 | 1857 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 31 | 34 | 165 | 22 | 16 | 12 |
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