Nine Mile Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.07° S 18.66° E

Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile Reef sea temperature is
14.7° 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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 8AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
!
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SW
16
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SW
12
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
45
42
42
63
40
25
24
78
76
171
354
669
1513
1649
1704
1581
1292
1116
933
757
659
511
471
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
N
5
N
10
N
10
N
5
NW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:54AM1.56m
3:27PM1.57m
3:42AM1.58m
4:12PM1.63m
4:28AM1.56m
4:55PM1.64m
Low Tide
9:15AM0.03m
9:38PM0.11m
9:59AM0.00m
10:25PM0.08m
10:41AM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
12
14
17
16
14
14
14
14
14
15
17
16
15
16
15
15
15
16
17
16
15
15
Feels °C
11
11
9
12
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
14
16
15
15
16
15
15
15
17
17
16
15
15
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