Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.07° S 18.66° E

Issued: 1 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Nine Mile Reef sea temperature is

17.1°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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 7AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	14s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Evening (01 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).
	Sunday 1								Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	570	890	877	669	591	620	679	435	240	236	1215	273	224	182	145	142	140	140	145	384	589	714	683	663
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	N	W	SSW	S	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross	cross-on	on	on	on
High Tide			7:58AM1.20m					8:35PM1.10m				9:34AM1.19m				10:18PM1.09m				10:57AM1.26m
Low Tide	1:27AM0.42m					2:24PM0.52m				2:58AM0.49m				4:12PM0.50m				4:31AM0.48m					5:33PM0.41m


	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	18	18	17	16	16	15	14	16	17	17	18	17	15	15	15	17	21	21	19	17	17
Feels °C	14	13	14	14	13	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	12	13	14	13	14	14	17	20	19	17	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSE 6	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	570	890	877	669	591	620	679	435	240	236	1215	273	224	182	145	142	140	140	44	384	589	714	683	663
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	ESE 9	SE 9	W 11	W 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	—	—	—	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 10	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 10	—	—
kJ	2	72	72	71	71	8	3	37	21	15	14	14	12	—	—	—	23	45	87	29	36	4	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	E 9	—	—	—	—	S 15	W 16	W 16	SSW 14	W 16	SE 10	—	—	—
kJ	18	18	8	9	8	—	—	7	7	6	2	—	—	—	—	4	5	5	145	5	4	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	—	—	—	S 3	—	ESE 9	SSE 4	S 6	S 6	S 12	S 5	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	—	SE 5	SE 5
kJ	27	—	—	—	6	—	8	28	144	154	723	78	106	117	113	97	87	72	104	62	15	—	8	9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Long Beach Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Monwabisi Strand Cape Town	Nine Mile Reef Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	2	3	3	4	2	4	4	4	4	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	1	3	3
Distance (km)	32	21	16	32	398	318	56	56	56	56	198	318	318	318	22	16	16	12	0	10	10	21	16	16
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Long Beach	Big Bay	Long Beach	Long Beach											Sollys	Kreefte Reef	Van Riebeek	Kreefte Reef	The Hoek	Platboom	The Hoek	Beach Road	Captains	Captains
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3											2	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Heaven West Coast	Big Bay Cape Town	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Fish Boma Garden Route	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Platboom Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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