Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 7PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 471 | 389 | 639 | 613 | 555 | 679 | 1397 | 1650 | 2349 | 2222 | 7222 | 3966 | 4247 | 1527 | 1314 | 1208 | 1191 | 1159 | 1127 | 971 | 779 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | 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-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:54PM1.19m | 1:57AM1.26m | 2:30PM1.28m | 2:33AM1.34m | 3:02PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:00PM0.47m | 8:21AM0.31m | 8:36PM0.39m | 8:53AM0.24m | 9:09PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 471 | 389 | 639 | 613 | 555 | 679 | 1397 | 1650 | 2349 | 2222 | 7222 | 3966 | 4247 | 1527 | 1314 | 1208 | 1191 | 1159 | 1127 | 971 | 779 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | WSW 12 | SSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 246 | 239 | 55 | 8 | 105 | 170 | 115 | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SE 10 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 40 | 31 | 4 | 261 | 458 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 17 | SE 7 | S 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 197 | 4856 | 370 | 3567 | 344 | 353 | 282 | 261 | 244 | 228 | 187 | 151 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 196 | 198 | 198 | 774 | 198 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 12 |
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