Nine Mile Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.07° S 18.66° E

Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nine Mile Reef sea temperature is
13.8° C
1.7° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 5PM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)19s
Afternoon (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)18s
Evening (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.1
SW
20
1.2
SW
19
1.5
SW
18
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1101
808
985
951
918
844
881
1026
1327
1062
943
719
627
611
532
532
360
355
355
336
308
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
SE
5
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
N
15
N
15
NW
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
3:14PM1.64m
3:29AM1.58m
3:53PM1.70m
4:08AM1.57m
4:29PM1.70m
Low Tide
9:02AM0.03m
9:28PM0.06m
9:40AM-0.01m
10:08PM0.02m
10:16AM-0.00m
10:46PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
Temp °C
16
20
21
20
20
20
19
19
22
25
24
22
21
19
19
17
17
19
17
15
14
Feels °C
14
18
19
16
16
16
16
16
20
21
21
19
17
15
15
12
13
15
15
14
14
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