Nine Mile Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.07° S 18.66° E

Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile Reef sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.9° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 7AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
3
3
4
2
1
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
313
299
295
277
326
301
287
282
228
213
205
171
140
137
134
106
140
255
748
993
1060
979
1212
1363
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
0
SSE
5
SE
0
N
5
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
SW
0
SSE
0
SW
5
S
10
S
5
SE
10
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
NW
25
NW
20
N
25
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:47AM1.36m
6:08PM1.49m
6:26AM1.29m
6:47PM1.42m
7:13AM1.20m
7:37PM1.34m
Low Tide
11:46PM0.22m
11:48AM0.21m
00:24AM0.26m
12:25PM0.29m
1:08AM0.32m
1:10PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
19
23
19
19
18
18
18
17
18
21
20
16
15
15
13
12
15
17
16
14
12
Feels °C
16
16
16
18
21
17
17
17
17
15
16
18
21
19
14
15
14
10
8
11
11
11
10
7
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