Nine Mile Reef Surf Break

Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.07° S 18.66° E

Issued: 1 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 4AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (07 Jul)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
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)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
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0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.7
SW
16
1.9
SSW
16
2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
528
555
537
528
649
780
769
769
905
746
639
629
534
1486
1788
1883
1825
1887
1910
1777
1557
1326
1452
1557
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
0
WNW
5
WSW
0
NNE
0
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:51AM1.16m
8:19PM1.33m
8:58AM1.11m
9:25PM1.30m
10:19AM1.11m
10:42PM1.31m
Low Tide
1:48AM0.39m
1:48PM0.41m
2:49AM0.41m
2:51PM0.47m
4:03AM0.40m
4:11PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:49
5:50
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
19
18
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
15
14
14
13
12
12
13
15
14
13
12
Feels °C
14
13
13
15
18
18
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
12
12
11
9
8
8
9
11
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.7
SW
16
1.9
SSW
16
2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
Energy kJ
528
555
537
528
649
780
769
769
905
746
639
629
527
1486
1788
1883
1825
1887
1910
1777
1557
1326
1452
1557
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SW
22
0.2
SSW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
1
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
Energy kJ
5
5
5
4
18
45
110
99
98
260
323
319
534
1200
64
60
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
23
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
30
29
11
11
4
4
4
10
10
10
10
10
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
3
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
Energy kJ
4
20
14
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
2
4
4
4
2
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
27
16
16
31
31
21
16
29
298
21
16
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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5
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5
5
6
5
4
4
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
7
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
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