Nine Mile Reef Surf Break

Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.07° S 18.66° E

Issued: 1 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nine Mile Reef sea temperature is
15.0° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 4PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (06 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (06 Jul)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

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.1
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
357
383
369
406
494
528
555
537
528
649
780
780
854
905
734
712
629
625
1350
1479
1511
1155
1690
1621
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
WNW
5
WSW
0
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
W
5
SSW
5
SE
5
S
0
SSW
0
SW
5
NE
5
SW
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:26PM1.36m
7:51AM1.16m
8:19PM1.33m
8:58AM1.11m
9:25PM1.30m
Low Tide
12:59PM0.35m
1:48AM0.39m
1:48PM0.41m
2:49AM0.41m
2:51PM0.47m
4:03AM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:49
5:50
 mm
Temp °C
16
18
18
16
16
15
15
15
16
19
18
16
15
15
14
15
16
17
16
15
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
15
17
18
16
15
14
14
14
15
19
18
16
15
16
15
15
16
16
14
13
11
11
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
357
383
369
406
494
528
555
537
528
649
780
780
854
905
734
712
629
527
1350
1479
1511
1155
1690
1621
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SW
22
0.2
SSW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
1.1
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
18
45
110
99
98
260
323
319
625
1215
14
14
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
23
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
1
1
1
47
30
29
11
11
4
4
4
10
10
10
10
10
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
4
1.1
S
10
Energy kJ
12
226
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
5
5
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
21
16
29
31
31
21
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
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