Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 3AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
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 Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 669 | 579 | 855 | 726 | 701 | 606 | 524 | 375 | 221 | 173 | 290 | 237 | 192 | 188 | 77 | 85 | 78 | 61 | 64 | 67 | 45 | 59 | 42 | 63 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:04AM1.43m | 1:48PM1.37m | 2:02AM1.51m | 2:40PM1.48m | 2:54AM1.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:51PM0.37m | 7:35AM0.18m | 7:54PM0.27m | 8:28AM0.09m | 8:48PM0.17m | 9:15AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 669 | 579 | 855 | 726 | 701 | 606 | 524 | 375 | 221 | 173 | 290 | 237 | 192 | 188 | 77 | 85 | 78 | 61 | 64 | 67 | 45 | 59 | 42 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | WSW 11 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 61 | 62 | 61 | 50 | 49 | 34 | 32 | 17 | 22 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 9 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 17 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 91 | 139 | 290 | 335 | 422 | 472 | 396 | 285 | 68 | 96 | 179 | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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