Nine Mile Reef Surf Break

Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.07° S 18.66° E

Issued: 1 pm 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nine Mile Reef sea temperature is
15.3° C

1.0°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 (10 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 6PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (10 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (10 Jun)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

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Wed
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
!
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
3
WSW
11
1.7
SW
10
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.6
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
480
497
440
433
425
369
376
374
361
396
440
361
488
423
2152
615
749
677
513
442
392
374
628
793
Wind (km/h)
0
SSW
0
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
11:04AM1.15m
11:21PM1.37m
12:07PM1.23m
00:19AM1.45m
1:04PM1.33m
1:15AM1.53m
Low Tide
4:57PM0.45m
5:55AM0.28m
6:02PM0.38m
6:51AM0.18m
7:02PM0.30m
7:44AM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:47
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:42
5:42
5:42
 mm
4
3
1
1
Temp °C
15
17
16
16
14
14
13
13
16
19
17
16
14
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
15
17
15
15
13
13
10
9
11
13
11
11
11
12
11
12
11
12
12
13
12
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.7
WSW
10
1.7
SW
10
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.6
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
12
Energy kJ
480
497
440
433
425
369
376
374
361
396
440
361
488
423
624
615
749
677
513
442
392
374
628
793
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
N
6
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.8
WSW
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
20
9
1
51
59
107
25
292
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
S
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
WSW
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
9
2
7
6
149
75
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
2
0.5
NNW
3
0.8
NW
4
1
NW
4
1.2
NNW
5
0.9
NW
5
1.1
WNW
4
3
WSW
11
0.5
NW
3
Energy kJ
2
5
16
36
56
35
44
2152
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
16
0
0
0
0
160
160
160
18
165
165
165
18
0
18
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
8
9
8
7
5
7
6
6
5
6
7
6
6
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
4
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