
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 7PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the E by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 22 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
256 | 1476 | 1685 | 1288 | 1406 | 1755 | 1741 | 1221 | 961 | 898 | 946 | 831 | 588 | 494 | 428 | 392 | 327 | 293 | 318 | 387 | 503 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:09PM1.29m | 7:54AM1.09m | 8:29PM1.16m | 9:45AM1.04m | 10:28PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:45PM0.40m | 1:37AM0.43m | 1:54PM0.54m | 3:13AM0.52m | 3:57PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 15 | WSW 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 22 |
256 | 152 | 118 | 98 | 68 | 311 | 242 | 193 | 4 | 97 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 56 | 55 | 63 | 108 | 125 | 125 | 123 | 503 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 24 | SSW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 57 | 18 | 35 | 57 | 18 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 143 | 83 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | — | SSW 13 | — | S 13 | S 11 | — | SSW 13 | S 14 | SW 25 | WSW 10 | SSW 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 34 | — | 86 | 66 | — | 18 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
189 | 1476 | 1685 | 1288 | 1406 | 1755 | 1741 | 1221 | 961 | 898 | 946 | 831 | 588 | 494 | 428 | 392 | 327 | 293 | 318 | 387 | 371 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 165 | 914 | 980 | 1444 | 1311 | 1311 | 1311 | 1473 | 3858 | 254 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 27 |
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