Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (26 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 10AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1794 | 2219 | 2855 | 2820 | 2535 | 2243 | 1857 | 1432 | 1130 | 982 | 969 | 802 | 768 | 721 | 711 | 632 | 623 | 659 | 932 | 1003 | 1281 | 1955 | 13882 | 5152 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | off | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:40AM1.23m | 1:23PM1.17m | 1:26AM1.27m | 2:03PM1.23m | 2:07AM1.31m | 2:40PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14AM0.38m | 7:25PM0.48m | 7:54AM0.33m | 8:07PM0.43m | 8:31AM0.29m | 8:45PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 10 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1794 | 2219 | 2855 | 2820 | 2535 | 2243 | 1857 | 1432 | 1130 | 982 | 969 | 802 | 768 | 721 | 711 | 632 | 623 | 659 | 932 | 1003 | 1065 | 1955 | 5707 | 5152 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | ESE 7 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | WSW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 79 | 74 | 171 | 88 | — | — | 71 | 7 | 31 | 24 | 20 | — | — | 5 | 18 | 18 | 97 | 97 | 80 | 450 | 1281 | 481 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | W 24 | SW 22 | ESE 7 | — | — | SW 23 | SW 22 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 11 | 18 | 5 | — | — | 21 | 118 | 123 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | SW 12 | SW 16 | — |
| kJ | 284 | — | — | — | 105 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 78 | 133 | 215 | 1711 | 13882 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 160 | 160 | 359 | 358 | 320 | 578 |
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