Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.07° S 18.66° E

Issued: 7 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Nine Mile Reef sea temperature is

17.4°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 12PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	12s
Evening (02 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).
	Monday 2							Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	1	2	3	3	2	1	0	1	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SSE 6	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1338	658	1012	264	182	145	142	140	140	145	453	545	672	643	724	653	560	484	414	341	325	260	251	222	226
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	WSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	E	NE	NNW	W	SW	S	S	WNW	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	off	off
High Tide			9:34AM1.19m				10:18PM1.09m				10:57AM1.26m					11:37PM1.16m				11:58AM1.36m				00:32AM1.24m
Low Tide	2:58AM0.49m				4:12PM0.50m				4:31AM0.48m					5:33PM0.41m				5:41AM0.42m				6:29PM0.30m


	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41
	—	—	—	—	7:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	7:15
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	18	18	18	17	16	15	15	17	22	22	20	17	18	18	18	20	24	24	23	20	19	17	16
Feels °C	12	12	14	12	12	13	13	13	14	17	21	19	18	16	18	19	18	19	23	22	22	20	20	15	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	—	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSE 6	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	1338	—	1012	264	182	145	142	140	140	51	453	545	672	643	724	653	560	484	414	341	325	260	251	222	226
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	—	—	S 18	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 10	W 16	W 16	SE 10	—	—	W 15	NW 15	—	NW 15	E 10	WSW 9	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 9	WSW 9
kJ	21	14	14	12	—	—	6	23	44	87	5	5	4	—	—	4	9	—	9	2	27	75	98	15	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	E 9	—	—	—	—	S 15	W 16	W 16	SSW 14	W 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 10	SE 10	NW 15	E 10	SE 10	ESE 5	ESE 5	SW 16
kJ	15	2	—	—	—	—	4	5	5	145	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	8	2	4	2	3	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 5	SE 5	—	SE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	755	658	639	69	113	138	119	82	68	119	38	41	40	33	43	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	1	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	56	21	83	398	398	83	16	16	12	0	10	10	22	16	12	0	0	0	10	10	10	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town		Sollys					Captains	Kreefte Reef	Van Riebeek	Hout Bay	The Hoek	The Hoek	Long Beach	Captains	Kreefte Reef	The Hoek	Van Riebeek	Kreefte Reef	Underwater Point	Kalk Bay Reef	Glencairn	Tableview	Hout Bay	Hout Bay	Van Riebeek
Rating (10 max)		4					3	2	3	2	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	4

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