Nine Mile Reef Surf Break

Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.07° S 18.66° E

Issued: 7 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile Reef sea temperature is
14.2° C

1.5°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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 2PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (01 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (01 Jul)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1.1
SW
9
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
1.1
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
10
0.8
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
603
583
1187
1032
933
878
669
440
451
436
341
454
306
260
265
289
220
176
196
213
127
110
84
96
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:54AM1.38m
4:24PM1.40m
4:28AM1.37m
4:57PM1.41m
5:01AM1.35m
5:31PM1.41m
Low Tide
10:11AM0.20m
10:29PM0.32m
10:42AM0.20m
11:03PM0.33m
11:12AM0.21m
11:38PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:46
5:47
 mm
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
11
11
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
15
14
12
12
12
12
12
13
15
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
7
6
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
9
10
9
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1.1
SW
9
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
1.1
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.8
WSW
9
Energy kJ
603
583
1187
1032
933
878
669
145
451
436
341
454
306
260
265
289
220
176
196
213
127
69
52
96
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
0.4
SE
8
0.2
SSE
7
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
7
1
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.3
WSW
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.7
WSW
8
0.8
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
W
8
0.3
SE
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
10
0.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
125
225
647
17
5
440
125
94
59
6
14
26
58
78
32
68
48
13
49
110
84
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
9
1.1
S
11
0.2
WSW
16
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.1
SW
18
0.3
S
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
11
Energy kJ
7
274
25
9
9
21
15
15
15
13
3
15
12
16
14
22
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
8
1.2
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
0.4
NNW
3
0.7
NW
3
0.9
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
1.2
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
1
N
4
1
N
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.6
N
3
0.6
N
4
Energy kJ
72
78
97
257
229
2
12
25
38
61
45
41
41
34
33
19
8
8
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
16
16
16
27
32
36
10
0
0
0
0
1857
151
214
196
43
43
43
43
160
18
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
5
4
3
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
7
6
5
6
7
9
9
5
5
6
6
5
5
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