
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 10PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1014 | 971 | 779 | 680 | 659 | 536 | 536 | 553 | 634 | 634 | 553 | 545 | 427 | 421 | 357 | 357 | 357 | 304 | 304 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:02PM1.37m | 3:06AM1.39m | 3:33PM1.44m | 3:38AM1.43m | 4:03PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:09PM0.32m | 9:22AM0.18m | 9:40PM0.26m | 9:51AM0.13m | 10:11PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
1014 | 971 | 779 | 680 | 659 | 536 | 536 | 553 | 634 | 634 | 553 | 545 | 427 | 421 | 357 | 357 | 357 | 304 | 304 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | — | — | SE 5 |
— | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 |
251 | 194 | 151 | 116 | 102 | 75 | 227 | 145 | 109 | 19 | 18 | 134 | 134 | 142 | 108 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 104 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
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