Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.07° S 18.66° E

Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile Reef sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.8° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 11AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (02 Oct)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
1
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
1
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
1.6
SSE
6
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
WSW
12
2
ESE
6
1.8
SE
7
1.1
SW
11
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
43
43
264
437
414
276
192
122
236
183
174
168
162
147
167
236
293
278
298
479
653
607
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
N
5
W
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
NW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:36AM1.22m
7:00PM1.23m
7:54AM1.11m
8:34PM1.10m
9:52AM1.09m
10:37PM1.10m
Low Tide
12:40PM0.44m
1:28AM0.45m
2:07PM0.56m
3:14AM0.53m
4:22PM0.57m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
15
17
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
15
21
23
23
20
19
Feels °C
12
14
17
13
13
12
11
11
9
9
9
10
10
10
12
13
13
14
21
21
21
19
18
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