Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 6AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1240 | 1110 | 1134 | 1100 | 1049 | 893 | 919 | 919 | 816 | 636 | 530 | 471 | 344 | 639 | 640 | 711 | 529 | 1547 | 1566 | 2377 | 3471 | 2097 | 1834 | 1629 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:20AM1.12m | 1:11PM1.10m | 1:15AM1.18m | 1:54PM1.19m | 1:57AM1.26m | 2:30PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00AM0.48m | 7:16PM0.55m | 7:45AM0.40m | 8:00PM0.47m | 8:21AM0.31m | 8:36PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 1018 | 1110 | 1134 | 1100 | 1049 | 893 | 919 | 919 | 816 | 636 | 530 | 471 | 344 | 639 | 640 | 711 | 529 | 1547 | 1566 | 2377 | 3471 | 2097 | 1834 | 1629 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 12 | SSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1240 | 987 | 604 | 530 | 19 | 5 | — | 11 | 11 | 87 | 146 | 246 | 239 | 437 | 412 | 105 | 211 | 152 | 155 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 10 | SSW 16 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 7 | 6 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 114 | 31 | 4 | 322 | 206 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | ESE 11 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 341 | 569 | 582 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 56 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 83 | 256 | 196 | 254 | 27 |
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