Nine Mile Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.07° S 18.66° E

Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile Reef sea temperature is
14.4°C
1.2° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 3AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
555
471
396
396
396
303
325
263
297
325
561
1142
1126
1124
1034
696
605
628
651
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:03AM1.14m
1:38PM1.20m
1:41AM1.25m
2:09PM1.32m
Low Tide
7:08PM0.57m
7:28AM0.42m
7:46PM0.46m
8:00AM0.31m
8:17PM0.35m
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>
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:20
6:21
6:22
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
12
12
14
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
16
19
18
15
12
Feels °C
10
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
8
10
10
9
13
14
13
11
8
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