Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.07° S 18.66° E

Issued: 7 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nine Mile Reef sea temperature is

15.3° C

Nine Mile Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (24 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 11AM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	15s
Afternoon (24 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	14s
Evening (24 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 24							Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	WSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	4032	2890	2349	2148	1874	1579	1303	1240	1151	1077	1044	996	934	919	830	816	636	539	471	344	639	640	630
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	WSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	S	S	SSW	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	on
High Tide				12:11PM1.02m				00:20AM1.12m				1:11PM1.10m				1:15AM1.18m				1:54PM1.19m
Low Tide		5:57AM0.54m				6:15PM0.62m				7:00AM0.48m				7:16PM0.55m				7:45AM0.40m				8:00PM0.47m


	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	13	15	13	13	13	13	13	14	15	17	16	15	15	16	16	17	18	19	16	14	14
Feels °C	10	11	13	13	10	10	10	10	10	11	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	17	14	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	4032	2890	2349	2148	1874	1579	1222	1018	1110	1077	1044	996	934	919	830	816	636	539	471	344	639	640	630
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 13	WSW 14	WSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	S 11	SW 13	SSW 17
kJ	23	22	22	14	33	23	1303	1240	1151	604	653	5	5	5	11	11	87	146	246	239	81	451	113
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 12	SE 7	ESE 11	SE 7	ESE 6	SE 11	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 11	S 10	SE 10	SW 17
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	13	16	12	7	4	19	—	—	—	—	—	10	10	10	84	31	4	142
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 3	ESE 11	ESE 11	—	ESE 4	ESE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	11	11	—	9	5	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2
Distance (km)	16	12	12	31	21	16	16	16	16	16	12	21	16	12	12	12	0	0	0	26	22	21	21
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Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	7	5	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5

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