Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 3PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1594 | 1429 | 1299 | 1179 | 991 | 905 | 816 | 466 | 411 | 346 | 256 | 1429 | 1039 | 1238 | 1238 | 1356 | 1034 | 1185 | 1010 | 837 | 853 | 729 | 605 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | 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 |
High Tide | 6:00AM1.33m | 6:18PM1.43m | 6:47AM1.21m | 7:09PM1.29m | 7:54AM1.09m | 8:29PM1.16m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:59AM0.28m | 00:38AM0.30m | 12:45PM0.40m | 1:37AM0.43m | 1:54PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | S 9 | WSW 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 1594 | 1429 | 1299 | 1179 | 991 | 905 | 816 | 466 | 411 | 346 | 256 | 152 | 118 | 98 | 69 | 54 | 397 | 193 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | WNW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 151 | 146 | 106 | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 37 | 35 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 28 | 9 | — | 160 | 1429 | 1039 | 1238 | 1238 | 1356 | 1034 | 1185 | 1010 | 837 | 853 | 729 | 605 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 0 | 21 | 29 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 165 | 888 | 198 | 980 | 198 | 1311 | 1311 | 1473 | 3857 | 2919 | 30 | 27 |
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