Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.07° S 18.66° E

Issued: 1 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Nine Mile Reef sea temperature is

15.0° 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 5AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Evening (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
	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)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	3	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	S 9	S 9	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	SW 16	S 9	SSE 9	SW 12	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	237	194	194	111	85	78	60	61	46	45	42	42	63	40	25	24	79	78	232	482	813	1738	1776	1704
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NW	WSW	SW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	WSW	S	ESE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy
High Tide		2:02AM1.51m				2:40PM1.48m				2:54AM1.56m				3:27PM1.57m				3:42AM1.58m				4:12PM1.63m
Low Tide				8:28AM0.09m				8:48PM0.17m				9:15AM0.03m				9:38PM0.11m				9:59AM0.00m				10:25PM0.08m


	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	14	16	18	17	16	15	14	14	13	15	17	16	15	14	14	13	13	15	17	17	15	15
Feels °C	13	14	13	15	17	16	15	14	12	12	11	13	15	14	13	12	12	10	11	14	16	16	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	S 9	S 9	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14
kJ	237	194	194	111	85	78	60	61	46	45	42	42	40	40	25	24	14	78	232	482	813	1738	1776	1704
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 10	W 10	WSW 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	WSW 11	SW 16	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 18	WSW 9	WSW 8	SW 11	SW 10	—	—	—
kJ	10	8	9	61	62	61	50	49	34	32	16	22	63	19	19	18	79	16	25	114	144	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 14	WSW 10	W 9	W 9	SSW 13	SSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	SSW 13	WSW 10	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 9	SW 12	SW 11	W 9	SSE 8	—	—	—
kJ	8	8	21	9	7	6	18	17	28	22	22	17	19	14	24	23	16	22	33	14	6	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 2	WNW 2	W 3	—	—	NW 3	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	10	12
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	4	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	2	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5
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