Nine Mile Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.07° S 18.66° E

Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nine Mile Reef sea temperature is
13.7° C
1.9° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 7PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
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)
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2
SSW
13
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
642
642
525
661
586
628
673
699
1025
878
1147
1317
1192
1073
964
864
864
795
718
730
617
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNW
10
WNW
5
SW
0
S
5
S
5
S
5
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
0
SSE
5
NE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:12PM1.44m
6:30AM1.23m
6:46PM1.31m
7:09AM1.11m
7:27PM1.17m
Low Tide
11:56AM0.25m
00:30AM0.31m
12:28PM0.38m
1:07AM0.43m
1:04PM0.51m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
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>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:16
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
18
16
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
14
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
13
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
11
10
11
11
12
11
11
12
13
13
14
13
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