Nine Mile Reef Surf Break

Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.07° S 18.66° E

Issued: 1 am 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nine Mile Reef sea temperature is
15.1° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 10AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Afternoon (26 Jun)7ft (2.2m)16s
Evening (26 Jun)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the NNW by Sun morning).

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
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)
3
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4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.4
SSW
18
1.8
SSW
17
5.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1794
2219
2855
2820
2535
2243
1857
1432
1130
982
969
802
768
721
711
632
623
659
932
1003
1281
1955
13882
5152
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
NNE
0
E
5
S
10
S
5
S
5
NE
10
N
10
W
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
45
NNW
45
NNW
25
NW
25
W
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
off
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
00:40AM1.23m
1:23PM1.17m
1:26AM1.27m
2:03PM1.23m
2:07AM1.31m
2:40PM1.29m
Low Tide
7:14AM0.38m
7:25PM0.48m
7:54AM0.33m
8:07PM0.43m
8:31AM0.29m
8:45PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
<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>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
6
8
10
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
20
19
19
20
17
16
15
17
19
17
14
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
16
17
18
17
19
19
19
19
16
14
13
15
16
15
12
9
8
8
7
7
6
10
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SSW
17
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
1794
2219
2855
2820
2535
2243
1857
1432
1130
982
969
802
768
721
711
632
623
659
932
1003
1065
1955
5707
5152
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
1.3
SE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
18
0.8
SSW
19
1.4
SSW
18
1
WSW
16
Energy kJ
79
74
171
88
71
7
31
24
20
5
18
18
97
97
80
450
1281
481
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
24
0.1
W
24
0.1
SW
22
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SW
23
0.4
SW
22
0.4
WSW
18
Energy kJ
22
11
18
5
21
118
123
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
8
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.6
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.8
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
4
1.3
NNW
5
1.6
NNW
5
1.8
NW
6
2.4
SW
12
5.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
284
105
100
7
2
3
3
7
15
40
78
133
215
1711
13882
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
5
6
4
Distance (km)
16
10
10
16
16
12
0
0
10
0
0
0
18
18
0
0
60
60
160
160
359
358
320
578
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
6
6
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