Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 5AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
412 | 400 | 331 | 429 | 429 | 543 | 821 | 965 | 1034 | 893 | 721 | 721 | 642 | 577 | 661 | 577 | 637 | 984 | 710 | 666 | 878 | 1077 | 921 | 980 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:21AM1.44m | 5:38PM1.57m | 5:55AM1.34m | 6:12PM1.44m | 6:30AM1.23m | 6:46PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22PM0.10m | 11:24AM0.14m | 11:56PM0.20m | 11:56AM0.25m | 00:30AM0.31m | 12:28PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
412 | 400 | 331 | 429 | 429 | 543 | 821 | 965 | 1034 | 893 | 721 | 721 | 642 | 577 | 661 | 577 | 637 | 683 | 710 | 666 | 878 | 1077 | 921 | 980 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 10 | SW 16 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — |
1 | 9 | 91 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | 368 | 984 | — | — | 454 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | ESE 4 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 29 | 16 | 16 |
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