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Nine Mile Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 09 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.0° 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 7AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 120mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, gales from the NNW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 9 | SW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 13 | SE 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
501 | 487 | 393 | 404 | 341 | 273 | 215 | 215 | 212 | 205 | 301 | 260 | 455 | 1530 | 2351 | 2635 | 2073 | 1687 | 1180 | 17 | 17 | 5266 | 4043 | 3373 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:02AM1.02m | 9:09PM1.10m | 9:35AM1.02m | 10:24PM1.17m | 10:55AM1.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57AM0.63m | 2:22PM0.55m | 3:33AM0.62m | 3:46PM0.54m | 4:54AM0.53m | 4:58PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
14 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
 kJ | 501 | 487 | 384 | 362 | 265 | 206 | 215 | 215 | 212 | 279 | 199 | 182 | 64 | 31 | 31 | 19 | 2073 | 1687 | 1180 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 13 | SSE 12 | SW 12 | SW 22 | S 15 | SE 15 | S 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 9 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | SE 10 |
| kJ | 404 | 398 | 393 | 393 | 341 | 273 | 193 | 149 | 147 | 205 | 93 | 260 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 38 | — | 15 | 4 | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 15 | — | — | WNW 5 | NNE 5 | SSE 12 | — | SE 12 | — | — | SW 22 | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 188 | — | — | 404 | 255 | — | — | 10 | 12 | 94 | — | 66 | — | — | 18 | — | 19 | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 4 | NW 5 | N 5 | WSW 9 | WNW 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 7 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | 33 | 46 | 115 | 2 | 301 | 32 | 455 | 1530 | 2351 | 2635 | 64 | 87 | 894 | 5491 | 6245 | 5266 | 4043 | 3373 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 380 | 43 | 43 | 29 | 340 | 0 | 359 | 438 | 1155 | 1029 | 1030 | 438 | 340 | 358 | 1016 | 976 | 438 | 998 | 398 |
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