
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 5PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
785 | 653 | 516 | 479 | 400 | 295 | 286 | 227 | 190 | 144 | 142 | 110 | 91 | 88 | 79 | 75 | 121 | 193 | 421 | 612 | 1025 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:29PM1.64m | 4:47AM1.46m | 4:59PM1.54m | 5:17AM1.37m | 5:28PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19AM0.08m | 10:45PM0.08m | 10:48AM0.16m | 11:14PM0.17m | 11:17AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
785 | 653 | 493 | 479 | 400 | 295 | 286 | 227 | 190 | 144 | 142 | 110 | 91 | 88 | 79 | 75 | 57 | 193 | 421 | 612 | 1025 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SE 14 |
120 | — | 77 | 59 | 54 | 43 | 18 | 66 | 42 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 121 | 66 | 16 | 34 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | W 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 4 |
535 | 104 | 516 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 51 | 45 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 28 | 67 | 115 | 103 | 58 | 30 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 151 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 18 | 160 | 206 | 206 | 160 | 0 |
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