Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.07° S 18.66° E

Issued: 7 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Nine Mile Reef sea temperature is

15.3° 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 (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 1PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Evening (23 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 23							Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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	1	2	3	4	3	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	WSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	456	488	515	563	730	2218	5149	4784	4032	2890	2349	2148	1874	1579	1366	1222	1151	1077	1060	996	949	934	795
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	N	E	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	W	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide			10:47AM0.98m					11:05PM1.09m				12:11PM1.02m				00:20AM1.12m				1:11PM1.10m
Low Tide	4:33AM0.56m				4:45PM0.65m					5:57AM0.54m				6:15PM0.62m				7:00AM0.48m				7:16PM0.55m


	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—
mm	—	—	1	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	15	13	13	13	13	13	13	15	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	7	7	7	10	13	11	11	11	10	10	12	13	10	11	10	11	11	10	13	15	15	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	456	488	515	563	730	2218	5149	4784	4032	2890	2349	2148	1874	1579	1342	1127	1110	1077	1060	996	949	934	795
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SSW 21	SSW 20	SSW 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 13	WSW 14	WSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 10
kJ	7	7	7	89	485	1032	23	23	23	22	22	13	42	23	1366	1222	1151	547	569	12	5	4	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 13	—	S 23	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	—	—	—	—
kJ	44	—	10	7	39	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21	13	12	12	12	23	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 6	ESE 3	ESE 3	SE 3	SE 4	SE 4	SSE 4
kJ	20	38	25	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	7	10	9	16	24	12
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	4	5	6	5	5	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	3
Distance (km)	0	196	35	0	0	16	16	16	16	12	12	31	21	16	16	16	16	12	0	21	21	12	16
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Rating (10 max)	3		4	4	5	6	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	6	9	6	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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