Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (17 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 6AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jun)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Afternoon (17 Jun)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s
Evening (17 Jun)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Friday 19
	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	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 15	SE 6	SW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	275	232	536	528	624	765	1083	955	926	1834	1588	1279	1126	908	732	745	1057	486	341	248	318	311	330	299
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-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	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide		4:38AM1.54m					5:11PM1.55m				5:28AM1.46m				6:01PM1.51m				6:19AM1.35m				6:52PM1.45m
Low Tide				10:56AM0.06m					11:25PM0.18m				11:43AM0.13m				00:18AM0.24m				12:30PM0.22m


	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	15	18	18	16	15	14	14	14	16	19	17	16	15	14	14	13	16	20	21	18	18
Feels °C	10	10	11	13	16	16	14	13	13	12	11	13	15	12	12	11	11	11	10	14	18	19	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	S 7	SW 12	SW 12	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSW 12
kJ	275	200	536	528	624	765	1083	955	587	1834	1588	1279	1126	908	732	745	1057	486	110	248	244	132	115	299
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 12	SW 12	—	SSW 19	SW 18	SSW 18	SSW 16	SW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 20	SSW 18	SW 12	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 12	SW 12	SE 7
kJ	163	232	37	72	—	37	80	480	926	560	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	60	341	146	128	240	330	69
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	SSW 17	SW 12	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SSW 18
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	79	113	71	318	123	77	31
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 5	SSE 6	SE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 4	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	E 4	SSE 6	ESE 5	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 7
kJ	72	95	75	55	53	110	101	60	44	44	49	26	31	35	35	24	11	136	44	186	162	311	287	237
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Monwabisi Strand Cape Town	Monwabisi Strand Cape Town	Monwabisi Strand Cape Town	Monwabisi Strand Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	4	1	1	2	1	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	21	21	21	256	21	21	21	21	16	16	12	12	12	12
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Sollys	Kreefte Reef	Van Riebeek	Captains	Captains	Captains	Kreefte Reef	Haakgat	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kamer Van	Kamer Van	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay)		Kamer Van	Beach Road	Beach Road	Captains	Captains	Beach Road	Thermopylae	The Hoek	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Heaven West Coast	Hell West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Papatowai New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Albatross South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Tora Point New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Mata Veri Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	8	9	9	6	5	5	6	5	7	7	6	9	4	7	7

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