Nine Mile Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.07° S 18.66° E

Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile Reef sea temperature is
14.2°C
1.3° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 8AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (04 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
2
SE
7
0.9
SW
22
1.2
SW
21
1.4
SW
20
1.7
SSW
19
1.7
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1795
1741
1342
928
898
980
765
589
469
416
361
381
318
371
400
702
1301
1583
1920
1702
1422
969
832
730
Wind (km/h)
45
SE
45
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
45
SE
45
SE
35
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:54AM1.09m
8:29PM1.16m
9:45AM1.04m
10:28PM1.13m
11:38AM1.12m
Low Tide
1:37AM0.43m
1:54PM0.54m
3:13AM0.52m
3:57PM0.60m
5:15AM0.49m
5:55PM0.51m
part cloud
part cloud
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>
7:00
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:28
6:29
6:30
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
16
18
16
13
12
11
10
10
16
20
20
16
14
14
14
14
20
26
26
24
23
Feels °C
5
5
5
8
8
7
6
7
6
5
5
10
15
14
11
10
10
11
12
18
25
26
23
22
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