Nine Mile Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.07° S 18.66° E

Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile Reef sea temperature is
14.5°C
1.0° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 7PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
0
1
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
S
12
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
1.1
SW
10
1.3
SW
9
1.4
SW
8
0.9
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
224
175
164
160
136
138
140
186
255
217
275
273
286
772
850
718
634
503
361
355
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
SSW
10
SSE
0
NNE
15
S
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
E
20
SW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
glassy
on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:33PM1.60m
3:44AM1.52m
4:01PM1.65m
4:15AM1.52m
4:31PM1.65m
Low Tide
9:22AM0.09m
9:44PM0.11m
9:49AM0.06m
10:14PM0.08m
10:18AM0.07m
10:45PM0.08m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:23
6:23
6:24
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
19
15
18
14
14
15
15
18
18
13
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
12
11
Feels °C
18
17
14
18
12
12
14
13
16
14
9
10
9
8
8
8
8
7
8
6
8
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