Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (12 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 9AM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jun)	8ft (2.4m)	11s
Afternoon (12 Jun)	11ft (3.5m)	11s
Evening (12 Jun)	5.5ft (1.7m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon).
	Friday 12								Saturday 13								Sunday 14
	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	3	3	3	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	4	4	3	1	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	WSW 10	SW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	549	937	1440	3782	2872	749	599	465	623	1248	1817	2318	2071	2071	1844	1671	1336	1178	1051	933	694	603	497	546
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	N	N	N	E	E	ESE	SSE	S	ESE	ENE	N	N	N	N	NNW	WNW	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	off	off	off	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide	00:19AM1.45m				1:04PM1.33m				1:15AM1.53m				1:56PM1.42m					2:08AM1.58m				2:45PM1.49m
Low Tide			6:51AM0.18m				7:02PM0.30m				7:44AM0.10m				7:57PM0.22m					8:33AM0.04m				8:50PM0.16m


	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—
mm	4	1	2	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—
Temp °C	16	14	14	15	16	15	15	14	13	13	13	13	15	16	14	14	13	12	11	13	15	14	12	12
Feels °C	10	8	10	9	10	11	13	11	11	11	11	11	13	14	12	12	11	9	8	9	9	10	9	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	—	—	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11
kJ	549	—	—	1322	1067	749	599	465	623	1248	1817	2318	2071	2071	1844	1671	1336	1178	1051	933	694	603	497	546
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 12	WSW 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	—	—	W 12	W 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	51	86	140	586	386	279	194	154	123	94	66	65	64	58	—	—	3	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 18	S 18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 11	E 11
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 5	WSW 10	SW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	NW 3	WNW 4	W 6	NNW 3
kJ	61	937	1440	3782	2872	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	4	16	51	8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dolphin Point Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Cemetery Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Nine Mile Reef Cape Town	Nine Mile Reef Cape Town	Nine Mile Reef Cape Town	Monwabisi Strand Cape Town	Monwabisi Strand Cape Town	Monwabisi Strand Cape Town	Monwabisi Strand Cape Town	Monwabisi Strand Cape Town	Monwabisi Strand Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Nine Mile Reef Cape Town	Nine Mile Reef Cape Town	Nine Mile Reef Cape Town	Meerensee Beach Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Nine Mile Reef Cape Town	Nine Mile Reef Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	2	2	4	6	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	2	3
Distance (km)	256	318	821	10	20	20	0	0	0	12	12	12	12	12	12	10	10	0	0	0	52	318	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town				Cemetery	Kalk Bay Reef	Black Rocks	Tweede Steen	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Sunset	Thermopylae	Hout Bay	Hout Bay	Hout Bay	Hout Bay	Hout Bay	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Nine Mile Reef			Hout Bay	Van Riebeek
Rating (10 max)				4	6	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3			3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Stompneus West Coast	Outer Pool Garden Route	Outer Pool Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	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	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	4	6	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	8	9	6	4	4	4	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	6	5	5	9	9

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