Nine Mile Reef Surf Break

Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.07° S 18.66° E

Issued: 7 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile Reef sea temperature is
14.5° C

1.2°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 (02 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 11PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 02). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)--
Afternoon (02 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (02 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
1
SW
11
0.8
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
311
285
289
265
237
169
180
220
161
110
134
108
79
81
67
129
115
109
109
106
164
95
89
85
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
30
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:57PM1.41m
5:01AM1.35m
5:31PM1.41m
5:36AM1.31m
6:05PM1.41m
6:13AM1.27m
Low Tide
11:03PM0.33m
11:12AM0.21m
11:38PM0.34m
11:44AM0.24m
00:15AM0.36m
12:19PM0.29m
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
5:46
5:46
5:47
5:47
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
16
18
Feels °C
7
7
5
6
6
7
7
9
11
10
9
8
8
8
9
11
13
12
10
10
10
10
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
1
SW
11
0.8
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
0.7
SW
9
0.6
SW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
Energy kJ
311
285
289
265
237
169
180
220
161
110
134
108
76
81
57
35
72
96
99
94
62
59
37
35
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
6
0.6
W
6
0.7
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
SE
10
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
19
31
67
85
41
45
30
27
45
46
33
18
18
69
67
129
115
109
109
106
164
95
89
85
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
S
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SW
18
0.3
S
9
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
Energy kJ
21
15
15
15
37
23
22
12
26
38
23
36
79
14
40
34
44
44
43
42
25
24
27
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
4
1.3
NNW
4
1.2
NNW
5
1
NNW
4
1
N
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
N
2
0.3
N
3
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
N
2
0.2
NNW
2
Energy kJ
47
62
61
43
38
31
33
19
15
5
2
3
5
5
5
5
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
4
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
320
214
160
43
68
0
0
0
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
6
4
4
4
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
9
9
9
6
4
9
5
6
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
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