Nine Mile Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.07° S 18.66° E

Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile Reef sea temperature is
14.4°C
1.2° 

Nine Mile Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 3PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (23 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (23 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
448
653
581
572
555
471
396
407
396
303
325
258
463
321
763
1126
1002
1109
1048
696
666
618
651
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:00PM1.07m
1:03AM1.14m
1:38PM1.20m
1:41AM1.25m
2:09PM1.32m
Low Tide
6:47AM0.53m
7:08PM0.57m
7:28AM0.42m
7:46PM0.46m
8:00AM0.31m
8:17PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:20
6:21
6:22
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
14
15
13
13
13
12
12
12
14
16
14
13
13
12
12
12
16
19
18
15
13
Feels °C
12
11
12
12
10
11
11
10
10
9
11
13
10
10
10
10
9
9
12
14
13
11
9
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