Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.07° S 18.66° E

Issued: 1 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Nine Mile Reef sea temperature is

15.4° 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 (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 5AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	13s
Evening (10 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	12s

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 10								Saturday 11								Sunday 12
	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)	!	!	!	!	!	1	1	0	2	1	2	3	2	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 13	S 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	SSW 10	S 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1804	1777	1739	1682	1634	1175	996	834	834	834	820	1167	1022	1002	579	857	726	621	599	517	434	424	173	290
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	SSE	SSE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide					11:40AM1.16m				11:57PM1.35m				12:50PM1.25m				1:04AM1.43m				1:48PM1.37m
Low Tide			5:23AM0.36m				5:36PM0.46m				6:35AM0.27m				6:51PM0.37m				7:35AM0.18m				7:54PM0.27m


	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	13	15	15	13	12	12	12	12	14	17	18	15	14	14	14	13	15	18	19	17	16
Feels °C	9	9	9	9	11	11	9	9	9	9	9	11	14	14	12	11	12	12	10	13	16	17	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 13	S 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	WSW 11	SSW 10	S 10
kJ	1804	1777	1739	1682	1634	1175	996	834	834	834	820	1167	1022	1002	579	857	726	621	599	517	434	11	173	290
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	—	—	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 11	WSW 11	WSW 10
kJ	437	—	—	16	35	54	80	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	14	14	13	12	12	12	11	82	11	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	—	—	W 11	W 11	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	87	58	13	12	12	12	10	10	10	10	35	9	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 4	E 3	—	SE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 7	ESE 6	ESE 5	SE 6	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	S 10	SSE 7	SE 7
kJ	—	19	3	—	85	86	104	120	123	123	135	176	145	215	116	181	175	189	361	373	345	424	93	189
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	16	16	16	21	21	21	21	16	16	16	16	16	16	21	12	16	12	12	12	12	16	16	12	12
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	6	5	6	5	7	5	5	5	4	4	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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