Nine Mile Reef Surf Break

Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.07° S 18.66° E

Issued: 1 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile Reef sea temperature is
14.4° 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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 7AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (06 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (06 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.7
SW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
403
383
357
357
383
369
406
494
528
555
537
528
649
792
792
769
821
669
649
639
534
1486
1721
1698
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
N
5
W
5
S
5
SW
0
N
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
0
WSW
0
NNW
5
N
5
NW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:57AM1.21m
7:26PM1.36m
7:51AM1.16m
8:19PM1.33m
8:58AM1.11m
9:25PM1.30m
Low Tide
00:58AM0.38m
12:59PM0.35m
1:48AM0.39m
1:48PM0.41m
2:49AM0.41m
2:51PM0.47m
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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>
5:47
5:49
5:49
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
18
18
16
16
15
15
15
16
18
17
16
15
15
15
15
17
17
16
14
14
Feels °C
14
14
14
15
18
18
15
16
14
13
14
15
18
17
17
15
16
16
15
17
16
15
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.7
SW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
15
Energy kJ
403
383
357
357
383
369
406
494
528
555
537
528
649
792
792
769
821
669
649
639
527
1486
1721
1698
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SW
22
0.2
SSW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
1
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
0.5
S
11
Energy kJ
14
14
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
18
45
111
99
151
260
323
319
534
1215
60
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
23
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
30
1
1
1
1
1
47
30
29
11
11
4
4
4
10
10
10
10
10
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
5
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
21
29
34
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
7
6
8
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
5
7
9
9
9
9
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