
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 7AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1427 | 1405 | 1207 | 996 | 871 | 890 | 703 | 706 | 614 | 683 | 559 | 1277 | 1032 | 1122 | 946 | 953 | 543 | 517 | 680 | 341 | 285 | 615 | 280 | 256 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:20AM1.37m | 3:50PM1.37m | 3:54AM1.38m | 4:24PM1.40m | 4:28AM1.37m | 4:57PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39AM0.21m | 9:55PM0.33m | 10:11AM0.20m | 10:29PM0.32m | 10:42AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 |
1427 | 1405 | 1207 | 996 | 871 | 890 | 703 | 706 | 614 | 683 | 559 | 1277 | 1032 | 1122 | 946 | 953 | 543 | 517 | 680 | 341 | 285 | 615 | 104 | 256 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | S 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SW 6 | S 21 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 |
184 | — | 134 | — | — | — | 5 | 48 | 15 | 112 | 225 | 647 | — | — | — | — | 84 | 75 | 98 | 97 | 9 | 21 | 280 | 98 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | S 21 | SW 15 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 235 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 9 | 33 | 17 | 15 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | — | SSE 6 | — | — | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | NW 3 | NNW 3 |
— | — | 5 | — | — | 110 | 9 | 19 | 129 | 110 | 350 | — | 50 | — | — | 130 | 119 | 131 | 61 | 146 | 147 | 292 | 6 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 29 | 16 | 21 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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