Nine Mile Reef Surf Break

Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.07° S 18.66° E

Issued: 7 pm 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nine Mile Reef sea temperature is
14.8° C

1.0°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (30 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 12AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (30 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (30 Jun)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thu
2
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
!
3
4
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
12
2
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2250
1805
1647
1551
1405
1207
996
871
800
749
737
644
603
559
1143
1032
829
946
669
510
419
372
341
387
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
SE
10
S
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:16PM1.33m
3:20AM1.37m
3:50PM1.37m
3:54AM1.38m
4:24PM1.40m
4:28AM1.37m
Low Tide
9:20PM0.35m
9:39AM0.21m
9:55PM0.33m
10:11AM0.20m
10:29PM0.32m
10:42AM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part 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>
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
11
10
10
12
14
13
14
12
12
11
11
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
15
Feels °C
8
9
8
8
7
7
10
11
10
11
9
9
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
8
Energy kJ
2250
1805
1647
1551
1405
1207
996
871
800
749
737
644
603
559
1143
1032
829
946
669
510
419
220
341
257
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
8
0.1
S
16
0.7
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
9
0.5
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
12
0.1
S
21
1
SSW
12
Energy kJ
130
5
63
15
125
225
347
9
289
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
15
0.1
SE
7
0.1
S
21
Energy kJ
193
2
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
SE
3
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1.2
SSE
11
0.6
SE
3
0.8
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.9
S
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
8
2
SW
7
Energy kJ
8
8
5
2
93
103
95
82
350
7
52
94
70
124
208
372
247
387
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
16
16
16
12
12
12
0
21
16
16
12
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
32
10
10
0
0
18
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Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
4
4
4
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4
4
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4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
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