Nine Mile Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 01 Jul 2025 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
15.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Nine Mile Reef this week:

The surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 01) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Nine Mile Reef in the next 12 days are 5.5m 13s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 06) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 5s period and expected on Friday (Jul 04) at 5PM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11AM (Tue 1st Jul)3.5ft (1.1m) 11s
Best Surf 2PM (Thu 3rd Jul)7.5ft (2.3m) 14s
Most Powerful 5PM (Sun 6th Jul)18ft (5.5m) 13s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Nine Mile Reef over the next 12 days.

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Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
3
SSW
2.3
SSW
3.5
SW
5.5
SW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
S
2.4
S
2.1
S
2.2
SSW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SSW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)111212131212141413131212141514131312121216151413121413131212121211111214
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)4716246301126105685711021387811524373133527083581215142421386960184058432946943443211027371252181713498609127468517495485736261281
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
5
NNW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
N
10
NNW
10
W
35
NNW
45
NNW
10
NE
15
WNW
25
NW
35
NNW
35
SSW
25
SW
5
SW
10
NNW
5
NW
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
10
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
W
15
WNW
10
N
0
ENE
10
S
5
E
0
NNE
5
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoncrossoffoffcrossoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
offglassoncrossglassglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:48PM
1.29
8:10AM
1.07
8:38PM
1.22
9:12AM
1.02
9:35PM
1.17
10:24AM
1.00
10:40PM
1.15
11:36AM
1.03
11:44PM
1.16
12:36PM
1.08
12:40AM
1.20
1:25PM
1.15
1:28AM
1.26
2:07PM
1.23
2:10AM
1.32
2:45PM
1.31
2:49AM
1.38
3:21PM
1.38
3:26AM
1.42
3:57PM
1.44
4:02AM
1.45
4:32PM
1.49
4:39AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:21PM
0.41
2:15AM
0.48
2:07PM
0.50
3:13AM
0.52
3:03PM
0.57
4:19AM
0.53
4:14PM
0.61
5:26AM
0.52
5:30PM
0.61
6:26AM
0.47
6:34PM
0.56
7:15AM
0.40
7:26PM
0.50
7:57AM
0.33
8:09PM
0.43
8:35AM
0.26
8:48PM
0.36
9:10AM
0.20
9:25PM
0.31
9:44AM
0.15
10:02PM
0.27
10:17AM
0.12
10:39PM
0.24
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunrise7:50--7:50--7:50--7:50--7:50--7:50--7:50--7:50--7:50--7:50--7:50--7:48--
Sunset-5:45--5:46--5:46--5:47--5:47--5:47--5:49--5:49--5:50--5:51--5:51--5:52-
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Rain (mm)
--221-2210--4131131037--------812-------
Temp. °C151615141514121414131412131412121212101212111312121413131414131415172119
Feels °C (?)11121112151310111186598734679979968791011121212151916

Short Range Forecast: Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 78mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Long Range Forecast: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

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Information about the Nine Mile Reef Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Nine Mile Reef provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Nine Mile Reef can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Nine Mile Reef surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Nine Mile Reef) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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Nine Mile Reef is 19 km (12 miles) from the very large city of Bellville. If you plan a holiday in Cape Town, look for hotels and other accommodation in Bellville. Bellville has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as cheap car hire and transport links.

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