Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 10PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 79 | 96 | 75 | 58 | 75 | 70 | 114 | 109 | 108 | 106 | 158 | 228 | 214 | 515 | 1074 | 924 | 802 | 647 | 545 | 537 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:36PM1.44m | 1:53AM1.45m | 2:16PM1.58m | 2:33AM1.53m | 2:52PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:51PM0.21m | 8:05AM0.12m | 8:32PM0.09m | 8:42AM0.05m | 9:09PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 9 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 144 | 71 | 96 | 75 | 45 | 40 | 70 | 114 | 109 | 108 | 106 | 158 | 228 | 214 | 282 | 1074 | 924 | 802 | 647 | 545 | 537 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 11 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 87 | 79 | 70 | 26 | 58 | 75 | 40 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 193 | 515 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SSE 10 | SW 15 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 36 | 38 | 33 | 35 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | — | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | 3 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 32 | 29 | 22 |
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