Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.07° S 18.66° E

Issued: 1 am 09 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 (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 8AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	13s
Evening (09 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 9								Friday 10								Saturday 11
	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)	0	0	!	!	0	0	!	!	!	!	!	!	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	S 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1825	1992	1809	1605	1557	1326	1654	1725	1804	1630	1630	1467	1193	1295	1275	964	820	820	820	781	902	887	569	736
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide				10:19AM1.11m				10:42PM1.31m					11:40AM1.16m				11:57PM1.35m				12:50PM1.25m
Low Tide		4:03AM0.40m				4:11PM0.49m					5:23AM0.36m				5:36PM0.46m				6:35AM0.27m				6:51PM0.37m


	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	12	13	14	14	13	12	12	11	12	13	15	15	13	12	12	11	11	14	17	18	15	14
Feels °C	9	8	9	10	10	9	9	8	9	8	9	9	11	11	9	8	9	8	8	12	14	15	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	S 11
kJ	1825	1992	1809	1605	1557	1326	1654	1725	1804	1630	1630	1467	1193	1295	1275	964	820	820	820	781	902	887	569	736
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 13	—	—	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 11	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 12
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1065	437	—	—	16	35	54	13	107	14	14	13	12	9	12	28	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	—	—	SW 20	W 13	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	15	4	12	12	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	—	ESE 4	—	—	SSE 4	—	SE 4	—	E 3	—	SE 4	SSE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	SE 5	SE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 5
kJ	424	—	9	—	—	34	—	10	—	6	—	10	42	28	14	72	85	69	83	85	107	117	75	138
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Rating (10 max)	5	2	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3
Distance (km)	31	21	16	16	83	165	21	16	16	16	16	21	21	21	21	16	16	12	12	16	16	21	16	12
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5			4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	8	8	8	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	5

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