Nine Mile Reef Surf Break

Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.07° S 18.66° E

Issued: 1 pm 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile Reef sea temperature is
14.6° C

1.3°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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 5PM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.2m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (28 Jun)5ft (1.5m)18s
Evening (28 Jun)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
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3
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3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
1.7
SSW
17
4
WSW
12
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1083
1381
1775
4214
4136
3604
3093
2541
2506
2390
2095
1805
1647
1427
1405
966
778
871
800
703
737
644
603
583
Wind (km/h)
45
NNW
35
NW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
SE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:40PM1.29m
2:44AM1.34m
3:16PM1.33m
3:20AM1.37m
3:50PM1.37m
3:54AM1.38m
Low Tide
8:31AM0.29m
8:45PM0.38m
9:06AM0.24m
9:20PM0.35m
9:39AM0.21m
9:55PM0.33m
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<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
5:45
 mm
3
13
10
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
13
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
12
14
13
14
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
7
9
10
9
9
8
8
8
9
8
8
7
8
7
7
7
10
11
10
11
11
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
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
Energy kJ
1083
1381
1369
1372
4136
3604
3093
2541
2506
2390
2095
1805
1647
1427
1405
966
778
871
800
703
737
644
603
583
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
19
1.4
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
16
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
S
8
0.9
SSE
9
0.1
S
16
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
Energy kJ
590
1213
1775
2262
115
103
84
134
5
14
14
75
225
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
18
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
154
7
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
6
1.7
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
5
4
WSW
12
0.6
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.9
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
4
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1.2
S
11
Energy kJ
200
176
38
4214
8
8
5
95
8
130
101
332
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
7
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
359
398
10
10
165
165
165
31
21
21
16
16
16
12
12
12
0
21
16
16
12
16
12
16
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Rating
(10 max)
5
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7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
6
7
5
7
4
4
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5
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4
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4
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4
4
4
4
4
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
6
9
6
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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