Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.07° S 18.66° E

Issued: 7 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Nine Mile Reef sea temperature is

15.4° 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 (08 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 11PM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (08 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Evening (08 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 8			Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	0	0	!	!	0	0	!	!	!	!	!	!	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1486	1721	1883	1825	1992	1910	1605	1654	1326	1765	1831	1700	1777	1592	1467	1316	1175	996	964	820	820	820	1039	902
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	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-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			9:25PM1.30m				10:19AM1.11m				10:42PM1.31m					11:40AM1.16m				11:57PM1.35m				12:50PM1.25m
Low Tide	2:51PM0.47m				4:03AM0.40m				4:11PM0.49m					5:23AM0.36m				5:36PM0.46m				6:35AM0.27m


	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—
	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	13	13	12	12	13	14	14	13	12	12	11	11	13	15	15	13	12	11	11	11	13	17
Feels °C	11	11	10	9	8	9	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	9	11	11	9	8	8	8	7	10	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12
kJ	1486	1721	1883	1825	1992	1910	1605	1654	1326	1765	1831	1700	1777	1592	1467	1316	1175	996	964	820	820	820	1039	902
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	—	S 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 13	—	—	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 11
kJ	1200	—	64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1065	437	—	—	16	35	54	13	107	14	14	13	12	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	—	—	SW 20	W 13
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	15	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 10	—	—	—	—	SSE 4	—	—	ESE 4	—	—	ESE 4	SE 4	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 5	SE 5
kJ	—	—	—	424	—	—	—	—	40	—	—	9	—	—	11	19	51	60	83	83	83	85	143	115
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Hoek Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Off The Wall Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) 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	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Monwabisi Strand Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	2	4	4	4	3	2	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	4	3	3	3	4	3
Distance (km)	29	16	34	31	21	16	16	83	318	21	16	16	16	16	21	21	21	21	16	12	16	16	16	16
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	The Hoek	The Hoek		Sollys	Sollys	Big Bay	Sollys			Sollys	Sollys	Sollys	The Hoek	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Haakgat	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef
Rating (10 max)	4	5		5	5	5	5			4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Santos Reef Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Koeel Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	6	7	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	9	9	9	9	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	7	8	8	5	5	5	4	5

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