Nine Mile Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (12 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 8PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jun)	13ft (4.0m)	11s
Afternoon (12 Jun)	6.5ft (2.0m)	11s
Evening (12 Jun)	5.5ft (1.7m)	10s

Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 12					Saturday 13								Sunday 14								Mon 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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	2	3	3	3	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	4	4	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	3782	981	749	703	520	390	1548	2179	2366	2199	1997	1844	1671	1357	1178	1051	933	780	683	593	486	469	346	515
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	W	NNW	NNE	NNE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	NE	N	NNW	NNW	NW	N	N	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide		1:04PM1.33m				1:15AM1.53m				1:56PM1.42m					2:08AM1.58m				2:45PM1.49m				2:59AM1.61m
Low Tide				7:02PM0.30m				7:44AM0.10m				7:57PM0.22m					8:33AM0.04m				8:50PM0.16m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—
	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	5:42
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	16	15	15	14	13	13	14	16	16	15	13	13	13	12	13	16	15	13	12	12	12	12
Feels °C	10	11	12	13	13	13	11	11	12	14	14	13	11	11	11	9	10	11	10	10	8	9	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	1303	981	749	703	520	390	1548	2179	2366	2199	1997	1844	1671	1357	1178	1051	933	780	683	593	486	469	346	515
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	—	—	W 8	—	W 12	W 4	W 12	SSW 7	—
kJ	—	—	—	51	83	379	452	333	234	194	122	122	122	69	68	—	—	35	—	3	4	3	69	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	S 18	S 18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 11	E 11	E 11	S 15	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	6	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	2	17	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	W 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 9	WNW 3	NW 4	N 4	NNW 4	—	WNW 8
kJ	3782	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	45	3	10	14	3	—	57
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Rating (10 max)	7	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3
Distance (km)	20	20	31	0	0	0	16	12	16	16	16	12	12	12	0	0	0	18	18	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	4	4	4	7	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	8	9	6	4	7	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	5	5	5	9	5	5	5

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