Nine Mile Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 20 Feb 2026 SAST
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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
19.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 1AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (21 Feb)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (21 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
!
!
3
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1.8
SE
0.8
SSE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)77777787788881414141313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)338279234432432386117146178206171449868082113141198192183172210164203
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
E
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
W
15
SW
5
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
N
5
N
10
W
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrossglassonononcross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
glassoffcrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:11PM
1.51
5:28AM
1.64
5:47PM
1.43
6:05AM
1.55
6:28PM
1.32
6:48AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:12PM
0.08
11:44AM
0.11
11:47PM
0.17
12:23PM
0.20
12:27AM
0.29
1:10PM
0.33
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-----6:24-------6:26-------6:26--
Sunset7:32-------7:31-------7:30-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C272623222122262928262423192026262520201919192425
Feels °C (?)262623232224262828282525191924242321212021202424
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