Nine Mile Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.07° S 18.66° E

Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile Reef sea temperature is
14.2°C
1.4° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 3PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (02 Sep)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (02 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SE by Thu night).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
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
Rating
(10 max)
!
4
2
1
0
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1594
1429
1299
1179
991
905
816
466
411
346
256
1429
1039
1238
1238
1356
1034
1185
1010
837
853
729
605
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
SSE
10
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
ENE
15
SSE
45
SSE
45
SE
40
SE
45
SE
50
SE
45
SE
40
SE
45
SE
50
SE
45
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:00AM1.33m
6:18PM1.43m
6:47AM1.21m
7:09PM1.29m
7:54AM1.09m
8:29PM1.16m
Low Tide
11:59AM0.28m
00:38AM0.30m
12:45PM0.40m
1:37AM0.43m
1:54PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:27
6:28
6:28
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
16
16
15
14
13
13
12
12
16
16
15
15
15
14
13
12
15
17
16
14
12
Feels °C
12
12
14
13
12
13
12
11
11
11
13
8
7
7
6
5
4
4
6
7
7
7
5
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