Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 7PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.0m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1955 | 2222 | 7583 | 7049 | 1880 | 1527 | 1314 | 1208 | 1191 | 1159 | 1127 | 971 | 779 | 680 | 659 | 536 | 545 | 553 | 634 | 595 | 545 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:30PM1.28m | 2:33AM1.34m | 3:02PM1.37m | 3:06AM1.39m | 3:33PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21AM0.31m | 8:36PM0.39m | 8:53AM0.24m | 9:09PM0.32m | 9:22AM0.18m | 9:40PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1955 | 2222 | 7583 | 7049 | 1880 | 1527 | 1314 | 1208 | 1191 | 1159 | 1127 | 971 | 779 | 680 | 659 | 536 | 545 | 553 | 634 | 595 | 545 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 10 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 66 | 361 | 4856 | 3966 | 432 | 353 | 319 | 289 | 230 | 204 | 221 | 187 | 147 | 89 | 63 | 52 | 198 | 134 | 57 | 74 | 82 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 198 | 198 | 198 | 21 | 36 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 0 |
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