Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.07° S 18.66° E

Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile Reef sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.3° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 7AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
!
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SE
7
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
0.7
SW
14
1.4
SE
9
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
520
224
242
215
198
298
306
201
617
534
211
268
151
144
144
142
138
104
79
74
72
50
49
66
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
S
0
NE
5
ESE
10
NE
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
WNW
15
NW
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:25AM1.53m
4:38PM1.63m
5:02AM1.46m
5:16PM1.53m
5:44AM1.35m
6:01PM1.38m
Low Tide
10:25AM0.10m
10:55PM0.07m
11:03AM0.18m
11:34PM0.18m
11:45AM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
13
13
21
25
26
22
21
20
20
22
27
29
30
26
27
23
16
17
25
22
19
16
15
Feels °C
10
10
10
19
22
23
19
18
17
16
19
25
26
29
24
25
20
12
12
19
17
17
15
14
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