Nine Mile Reef Surf Break

Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.07° S 18.66° E

Issued: 1 pm 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nine Mile Reef sea temperature is
14.8° C

1.0°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 (29 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 9PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (29 Jun)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (29 Jun)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thu
2
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
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2670
2390
2250
1805
1647
1427
1405
1207
996
871
800
838
737
644
603
583
1061
1111
1004
841
669
510
419
347
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
N
10
W
5
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:16PM1.33m
3:20AM1.37m
3:50PM1.37m
3:54AM1.38m
4:24PM1.40m
4:28AM1.37m
Low Tide
9:06AM0.24m
9:20PM0.35m
9:39AM0.21m
9:55PM0.33m
10:11AM0.20m
10:29PM0.32m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<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>
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
13
14
13
13
12
11
10
10
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
Feels °C
9
10
8
9
8
8
7
7
10
9
10
10
9
9
8
8
10
10
10
10
12
11
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
7
Energy kJ
2670
2390
2250
1805
1647
1427
1405
1207
996
871
800
838
737
644
603
583
1061
1111
1004
841
669
510
419
149
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
8
0.1
S
16
0.3
SSE
9
0.5
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
0.7
S
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
12
Energy kJ
130
5
15
125
225
647
50
139
347
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSW
14
Energy kJ
7
515
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.9
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.7
S
7
0.8
S
7
1.7
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
7
Energy kJ
8
6
91
113
106
103
72
2
5
43
68
240
241
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
26
21
16
16
16
12
12
12
0
21
16
16
12
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
0
0
10
0
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Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
7
4
4
5
8
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
6
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
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