Nine Mile Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 25 Apr 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
18.2° 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 9AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
!
0
!
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.8
SW
9
1.1
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.9
SW
10
2.4
SSW
10
3.5
SW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
SSW
11
2.4
SSW
11
2.4
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
101
77
76
73
72
69
50
49
47
46
91
167
159
213
681
1230
3150
2211
1806
1452
1216
1322
1316
Wind (km/h)
5
N
15
N
15
N
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:03AM1.09m
11:38PM1.26m
12:12PM1.17m
00:31AM1.35m
1:00PM1.25m
Low Tide
4:59AM0.51m
5:16PM0.48m
6:10AM0.41m
6:17PM0.41m
6:59AM0.30m
7:02PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
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7:15
7:16
7:16
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6:10
6:08
6:07
2
8
2
3
3
2
1
Temp °C
21
19
17
21
22
19
16
16
15
15
16
16
15
15
14
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
19
16
14
17
18
17
15
15
13
12
12
12
13
11
9
8
8
8
9
9
10
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.8
SW
9
1.1
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
0.3
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.1
E
10
2.5
SSW
11
2
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
10
2.3
SSW
11
2.4
SSW
11
2.4
SSW
11
Energy kJ
84
101
77
76
73
72
69
50
49
47
46
91
167
159
31
63
2
1395
875
1333
1071
1207
1322
1316
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
17
0.2
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
6
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
1.5
SW
12
2.3
S
11
0.6
SW
12
Energy kJ
32
31
25
15
16
8
6
23
2
8
10
34
34
33
16
15
583
1223
93
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
8
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
4
2
6
6
6
1
21
20
10
19
17
17
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.5
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.7
NW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.5
NW
3
1.3
WSW
8
1.9
SW
10
2.4
SSW
10
3.5
SW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
Energy kJ
1
3
9
7
4
5
9
15
29
29
20
5
213
681
1230
3150
2211
1806
1452
1216
878
705
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
18
18
0
0
0
0
52
18
10
10
578
865
998
1170
165
165
165
10
10
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
8
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
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