
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (02 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 11PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 02). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 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 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sun 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
311 | 285 | 289 | 265 | 237 | 169 | 180 | 220 | 161 | 110 | 134 | 108 | 79 | 81 | 67 | 129 | 115 | 109 | 109 | 106 | 164 | 95 | 89 | 85 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:57PM1.41m | 5:01AM1.35m | 5:31PM1.41m | 5:36AM1.31m | 6:05PM1.41m | 6:13AM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03PM0.33m | 11:12AM0.21m | 11:38PM0.34m | 11:44AM0.24m | 00:15AM0.36m | 12:19PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | |
5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
311 | 285 | 289 | 265 | 237 | 169 | 180 | 220 | 161 | 110 | 134 | 108 | 76 | 81 | 57 | 35 | 72 | 96 | 99 | 94 | 62 | 59 | 37 | 35 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SE 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
19 | 31 | 67 | 85 | 41 | 45 | 30 | 27 | 45 | 46 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 69 | 67 | 129 | 115 | 109 | 109 | 106 | 164 | 95 | 89 | 85 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SW 18 | S 9 | SE 13 | SW 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
21 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 23 | 36 | 79 | 14 | 40 | 34 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 2 | N 3 | NNW 2 | N 2 | NNW 2 |
47 | 62 | 61 | 43 | 38 | 31 | 33 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 320 | 214 | 160 | 43 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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