Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (16 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 12AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
485 | 452 | 333 | 346 | 300 | 186 | 114 | 307 | 328 | 392 | 379 | 275 | 232 | 536 | 528 | 624 | 754 | 969 | 955 | 808 | 1671 | 1588 | 1279 | 947 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:34PM1.54m | 3:49AM1.59m | 4:22PM1.56m | 4:38AM1.54m | 5:11PM1.55m | 5:28AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41PM0.13m | 10:09AM0.02m | 10:33PM0.14m | 10:56AM0.06m | 11:25PM0.18m | 11:43AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | |
5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
485 | 452 | 333 | 346 | 300 | 186 | 114 | 307 | 328 | 392 | 379 | 275 | 200 | 536 | 528 | 624 | 754 | 969 | 955 | 587 | 1671 | 1588 | 1279 | 947 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | S 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | — | — | — |
19 | 129 | 39 | 71 | 63 | 63 | 92 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 163 | 232 | 37 | 18 | 37 | 37 | 80 | 480 | 808 | 560 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SW 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 7 | SE 3 | SE 7 | ESE 3 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 |
— | 49 | 5 | 121 | 6 | 41 | 80 | 100 | 85 | 90 | 96 | 95 | 83 | 61 | 32 | 82 | 114 | 110 | 64 | 45 | 31 | 65 | 35 | 38 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 31 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 21 |
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