Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.07° S 18.66° E

Issued: 1 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Nine Mile Reef sea temperature is

16.8°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 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 10AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Evening (27 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 20	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	89	63	38	33	32	37	34	32	59	40	51	50	134	388	540	1017	859	859	802	813	780	553	545	473
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	NE	WSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide		3:31AM1.57m				3:41PM1.68m				4:10AM1.54m				4:22PM1.61m				4:53AM1.47m					5:07PM1.50m
Low Tide				9:31AM0.08m				10:00PM-0.02m				10:12AM0.12m				10:41PM0.05m				10:56AM0.20m


	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	16	20	19	18	16	16	16	16	18	20	20	19	17	17	17	17	19	22	21	20	18	20
Feels °C	16	15	16	19	15	16	14	15	15	15	16	16	15	15	13	15	15	16	18	19	18	16	14	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	WSW 10	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 17	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	89	63	20	19	18	12	13	13	59	40	51	50	94	162	540	1017	859	859	802	813	780	553	545	473
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 6	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 9	SW 9	SW 11	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	WSW 9	SW 20	SW 18	SW 11	—	—	SSW 6	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 11	SE 8
kJ	4	22	38	33	32	29	22	32	13	14	16	8	134	388	153	—	—	11	2	3	17	17	5	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSW 10	SW 9	SW 10	SW 12	SW 12	SW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	SSW 21	W 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 12	—	—
kJ	9	9	11	14	23	37	34	20	16	16	15	42	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 6	SSE 3	SSE 4	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SSE 4	SSE 6	S 6	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	8	16	18	26	14	10	18	23	13	24	24	13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Monwabisi Strand Cape Town	Nine Mile Reef Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Long Beach Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Monwabisi Strand Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	2
Distance (km)	16	12	0	10	380	32	22	16	16	16	16	32	32	32	83	16	16	16	12	21	32	380	83	22
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2		2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	3		4	4	4	4	4	4			4
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	6	4	4	7	5	7	5	7	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	9

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