Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.07° S 18.66° E

Issued: 1 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Nine Mile Reef sea temperature is

15.2° 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 (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 9AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Evening (08 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Friday 10
	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)	4	4	3	3	3	0	1	1	0	!	!	!	1	0	1	!	!	!	!	!	!	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	905	734	639	629	534	1536	1788	1883	1993	1851	1657	1628	1366	1326	1422	1725	1725	1700	1654	1490	1467	1175	1103	931
Wind (km/h)	ENE	WNW	N	WNW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				8:58AM1.11m				9:25PM1.30m				10:19AM1.11m				10:42PM1.31m					11:40AM1.16m
Low Tide		2:49AM0.41m				2:51PM0.47m				4:03AM0.40m				4:11PM0.49m					5:23AM0.36m				5:36PM0.46m


	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	15	16	17	14	14	14	13	12	12	13	14	14	12	11	11	11	11	12	15	15	13	12
Feels °C	15	14	15	16	16	11	11	11	9	8	8	10	10	10	8	7	8	8	7	8	11	11	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	905	734	639	629	527	1536	1788	1883	1993	1851	1657	1628	1366	1326	1422	1725	1725	1700	1654	1490	1467	1175	1103	931
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 20	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	—	S 11	S 13	S 11	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 13	—	—	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 12
kJ	98	260	323	319	534	1200	—	65	31	59	—	—	—	—	—	1065	437	—	—	16	36	55	13	107
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 8
kJ	10	10	10	10	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 11	—	ESE 4	—	SE 4	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	517	—	8	—	19	40	24	16	15	13	13	13	13	41	61	112
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	2	2	4	4	2	2	3	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	10	34	29	68	31	21	21	16	16	21	21	21	16	16	16	21	21	21	21	16
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4		5		5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	5	6	7	6	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	9	8	8

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