
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (02 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 10PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
144 | 191 | 362 | 313 | 299 | 295 | 277 | 326 | 301 | 287 | 282 | 228 | 213 | 205 | 171 | 140 | 137 | 134 | 106 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:34PM1.53m | 5:47AM1.36m | 6:08PM1.49m | 6:26AM1.29m | 6:47PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46PM0.22m | 11:48AM0.21m | 00:24AM0.26m | 12:25PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
144 | 139 | 362 | 313 | 299 | 295 | 277 | 326 | 301 | 287 | 282 | 228 | 213 | 205 | 171 | 140 | 137 | 134 | 106 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
137 | 191 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 54 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 45 | 84 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 8 | SW 16 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | S 18 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 93 | 88 | 70 | 69 | 81 | 79 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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