Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.07° S 18.66° E

Issued: 7 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Nine Mile Reef sea temperature is

15.7°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 (27 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 12PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	14s
Afternoon (27 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	8s
Evening (27 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).
	Sunday 27							Monday 28								Tuesday 29
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	S 8	S 8	S 7	SSE 6	SSE 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	416	382	378	488	358	217	310	234	195	191	336	331	394	397	314	264	242	262	221	203	275	260	205
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	S	SE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide	3:18AM1.56m				3:30PM1.70m				3:51AM1.56m				4:02PM1.69m				4:25AM1.53m				4:38PM1.63m
Low Tide			9:19AM0.05m				9:45PM-0.01m				9:51AM0.06m				10:19PM0.00m				10:25AM0.10m				10:55PM0.07m


	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	16	16	15	14	12	12	11	11	17	21	22	16	13	12	12	13	21	26	26	23	21
Feels °C	9	9	10	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	12	16	16	11	9	9	9	10	19	23	24	21	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	S 8	S 8	S 8	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	416	382	281	281	179	140	205	234	195	191	101	101	95	72	90	69	47	78	147	144	140	136	134
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	—	—	—	SW 9	SW 9	SW 8	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 8	S 16	S 16	SW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 11	SW 14	WSW 12	WSW 11	—	SW 16
kJ	40	—	—	—	64	65	35	140	136	132	144	5	5	10	34	22	54	33	184	75	24	—	69
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 16	—	SW 15	SE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	56	16	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 7	SSE 6	SSE 8	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 5	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	135	247	378	488	358	217	310	32	42	44	336	331	394	397	314	264	242	262	221	203	275	260	205
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Kamer Van Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	The Wedge Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Monwabisi Strand Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Monwabisi Strand Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	4	4	2	4	3	4	2	3	2	1	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	318	318	318	435	359	56	56	36	31	27	31	27	26	31	16	16	16	12	16	16	16	12	16
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Rating (10 max)								4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Wedge Durban/KZN South	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	2	2	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	6	6	9	8	7	6	6

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