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 8PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| 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 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
429 | 429 | 543 | 915 | 1064 | 1049 | 893 | 721 | 642 | 642 | 599 | 586 | 586 | 577 | 609 | 643 | 1162 | 981 | 1180 | 1174 | 1173 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:38PM1.57m | 5:55AM1.34m | 6:12PM1.44m | 6:30AM1.23m | 6:46PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24AM0.14m | 11:56PM0.20m | 11:56AM0.25m | 00:30AM0.31m | 12:28PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 |
429 | 429 | 543 | 915 | 1064 | 1049 | 893 | 721 | 642 | 642 | 599 | 586 | 586 | 577 | 609 | 643 | 666 | 981 | 1180 | 1174 | 1173 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 13 | WSW 12 | — | — | — |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | — | — | 308 | 368 | — | 1162 | 386 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 |
1 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 29 | 358 | 21 | 16 |
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