Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (10 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 6PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
480 | 497 | 440 | 433 | 425 | 369 | 376 | 374 | 361 | 396 | 440 | 361 | 488 | 423 | 2152 | 615 | 749 | 677 | 513 | 442 | 392 | 374 | 628 | 793 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 11:04AM1.15m | 11:21PM1.37m | 12:07PM1.23m | 00:19AM1.45m | 1:04PM1.33m | 1:15AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57PM0.45m | 5:55AM0.28m | 6:02PM0.38m | 6:51AM0.18m | 7:02PM0.30m | 7:44AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | |
— | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 |
480 | 497 | 440 | 433 | 425 | 369 | 376 | 374 | 361 | 396 | 440 | 361 | 488 | 423 | 624 | 615 | 749 | 677 | 513 | 442 | 392 | 374 | 628 | 793 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 59 | 107 | 25 | 292 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 16 | WSW 10 |
— | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 149 | 75 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | WSW 11 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 16 | 36 | 56 | 35 | 44 | 2152 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 18 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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