Nine Mile Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.07° S 18.66° E

Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile Reef sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.5° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 7AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (27 Jul)6ft (1.9m)18s
Evening (27 Jul)10ft (3.0m)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 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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)
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
18
4
SSW
16
3
S
16
2
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
725
1397
1650
1955
2222
7583
3966
1880
1527
1447
1208
1319
1159
1127
971
779
680
659
536
536
545
553
595
595
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SE
15
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:57AM1.26m
2:30PM1.28m
2:33AM1.34m
3:02PM1.37m
3:06AM1.39m
3:33PM1.44m
Low Tide
8:21AM0.31m
8:36PM0.39m
8:53AM0.24m
9:09PM0.32m
9:22AM0.18m
9:40PM0.26m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
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Temp °C
14
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
14
16
16
14
12
12
12
12
14
17
16
15
15
Feels °C
11
13
12
9
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
9
11
11
11
9
10
10
10
12
14
14
13
13
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