Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 7PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 111 | 85 | 78 | 60 | 63 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 63 | 40 | 25 | 24 | 78 | 76 | 222 | 499 | 844 | 1761 | 1914 | 1836 | 1604 | 1418 | 1133 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:40PM1.48m | 2:54AM1.56m | 3:27PM1.57m | 3:42AM1.58m | 4:12PM1.63m | 4:28AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28AM0.09m | 8:48PM0.17m | 9:15AM0.03m | 9:38PM0.11m | 9:59AM0.00m | 10:25PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | 5:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 111 | 85 | 78 | 60 | 63 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 76 | 222 | 499 | 844 | 1761 | 1914 | 1836 | 1604 | 1418 | 1133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 11 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 61 | 62 | 61 | 50 | 49 | 34 | 32 | 16 | 22 | 63 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 142 | 212 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 13 | WSW 10 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 11 | W 9 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 24 | 23 | 78 | 22 | 46 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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