Nine Mile Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.07° S 18.66° E

Nine Mile Reef WaveFinder

Issued: 1 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nine Mile Reef sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.2° 

Nine Mile Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Nine Mile Reef surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period, SSW swell with cross-onshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period, SSW swell with 1,993 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Nine Mile Reef this week:

The surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.2m and 14s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-onshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Nine Mile Reef in the next 16 days are 2.2m 15s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 5PM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8AM (Thu 9th Jul)7ft (2.2m) 14s
Best Surf 8AM (Thu 9th Jul)7ft (2.2m) 14s
Most Powerful 2AM (Thu 9th Jul)7ft (2.2m) 15s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Nine Mile Reef over the next 16 days.


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