Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.07° S 18.66° E

Issued: 1 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Nine Mile Reef sea temperature is

15.2° C

Nine Mile Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (07 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 8PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Afternoon (07 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s
Evening (07 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 7					Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Fri 10
	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)	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	1	1	1	0	!	!	!	!	1	1	2	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	528	649	780	780	854	905	734	712	629	625	1350	1479	1804	1761	2020	1657	1730	1679	1206	1274	1422	1725	1725	1679
Wind (km/h)	NNW	WNW	WSW	SSW	S	SSE	WNW	NNW	NW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide					8:19PM1.33m				8:58AM1.11m				9:25PM1.30m				10:19AM1.11m				10:42PM1.31m
Low Tide		1:48PM0.41m					2:49AM0.41m				2:51PM0.47m				4:03AM0.40m				4:11PM0.49m					5:23AM0.36m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—
	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	5:51
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	18	18	16	15	14	14	14	16	17	15	14	14	13	12	12	13	15	15	13	12	11	11	11
Feels °C	15	17	18	17	15	15	15	14	16	16	12	11	11	9	8	9	10	11	11	10	9	8	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	528	649	780	780	854	905	734	712	629	527	1350	1479	1804	1761	2020	1657	1730	1679	1206	1274	1422	1725	1725	1679
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SW 22	SSW 21	SW 21	SW 20	SW 20	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	—	S 10	S 14	SSW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	S 15	S 15
kJ	4	18	45	110	99	98	260	323	319	625	1314	—	75	33	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	986	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 23	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	11	4	4	4	10	10	10	10	10	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 11	S 9	SE 4	—	—	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	507	359	12	—	—	35	25	20	12	9	12
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	5	4	5	3	2	2	4	2	2	4	4	2	4
Distance (km)	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	27	29	29	31	21	21	21	16	21	21	16	16	21	16
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	6	5	6	6	5	4	4	5	5	5	6
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	7	7	9	9	9	8	7	6	7	8	9	9	8	9	8	6	6	6	6	5	5	6

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