Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 10AM is: 1.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 374 | 719 | 834 | 1698 | 1330 | 2925 | 2758 | 2567 | 2534 | 2094 | 2038 | 1915 | 2089 | 2411 | 2444 | 2620 | 2444 | 2378 | 1929 | 1761 | 1303 | 1267 | 1292 | 1541 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:01AM1.19m | 12:30PM1.34m | 00:55AM1.31m | 1:14PM1.48m | 1:37AM1.41m | 1:51PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15AM0.38m | 6:53PM0.30m | 7:03AM0.27m | 7:35PM0.18m | 7:42AM0.18m | 8:11PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 374 | 719 | 834 | 516 | 650 | 2925 | 2758 | 2567 | 2534 | 2094 | 2038 | 1915 | 2089 | 2411 | 2444 | 2620 | 2444 | 2378 | 1929 | 1761 | 1303 | 1267 | 1292 | 1541 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 33 | 18 | 1160 | 1330 | — | — | — | 24 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 11 | — | 1680 | 334 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 9 | — | — | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 17 | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 5 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 55 | 289 | 1698 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 34 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 761 | 865 | 980 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Nine Mile Reef surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest