Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (10 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 12AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 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 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Fri 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
361 | 414 | 407 | 456 | 449 | 539 | 480 | 497 | 440 | 433 | 425 | 369 | 383 | 423 | 409 | 389 | 440 | 542 | 617 | 2568 | 2241 | 798 | 703 | 584 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 10:19PM1.31m | 11:04AM1.15m | 11:21PM1.37m | 12:07PM1.23m | 00:19AM1.45m | 1:04PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47PM0.48m | 4:54AM0.38m | 4:57PM0.45m | 5:55AM0.28m | 6:02PM0.38m | 6:51AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | |
5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
361 | 414 | 407 | 456 | 449 | 539 | 480 | 497 | 440 | 433 | 425 | 369 | 383 | 423 | 409 | 389 | 440 | 542 | 617 | 821 | 721 | 745 | 703 | 584 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | SW 10 | SSW 11 | — |
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 798 | 563 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 11 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 43 | 35 | 41 | 2568 | 2241 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 249 | 20 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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