Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.07° S 18.66° E

Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nine Mile Reef sea temperature is
14.1°C
1.9° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 9PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (05 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (05 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
3
2
2
3
0
0
1
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
353
347
352
492
386
374
265
834
1160
1215
2925
2758
2601
2534
2238
2038
2055
1915
2055
2411
2444
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
15
SSW
5
SW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
WNW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
S
20
S
20
S
10
S
0
NE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
11:30AM1.20m
00:01AM1.19m
12:30PM1.34m
00:55AM1.31m
1:14PM1.48m
Low Tide
5:56PM0.45m
6:15AM0.38m
6:53PM0.30m
7:03AM0.27m
7:35PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:13
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Temp °C
23
21
20
17
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
15
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
22
19
19
16
13
13
12
8
9
10
11
10
9
10
9
9
12
12
11
12
14
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