Nine Mile Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 13 Feb 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
19.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 9PM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Feb)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (13 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (13 Feb)8ft (2.4m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
3
0
0
0
1
1
!
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
2.1
ESE
1.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)1212151514141414131313131313131313121212121277
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)87680018752427278730783372332330884763202618721674213319121583923699493412347269396278
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
35
SSE
40
SSE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:17PM
1.16
1:54AM
1.20
1:56PM
1.27
2:25AM
1.33
2:29PM
1.38
2:54AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:45PM
0.40
8:00AM
0.45
8:16PM
0.29
8:32AM
0.34
8:45PM
0.18
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise-------6:18-------6:18-------6:20
Sunset--7:39-------7:38-------7:37-----
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C192020191818171719212119161515162328302521202124
Feels °C (?)151615151313111012131313111112142124252119181923
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