Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (13 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 7PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 13). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2415 | 2199 | 2039 | 1844 | 1671 | 1357 | 1178 | 1051 | 933 | 706 | 694 | 658 | 513 | 495 | 427 | 427 | 508 | 615 | 392 | 478 | 385 | 340 | 190 | 114 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:56PM1.42m | 2:08AM1.58m | 2:45PM1.49m | 2:59AM1.61m | 3:34PM1.54m | 3:49AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57PM0.22m | 8:33AM0.04m | 8:50PM0.16m | 9:22AM0.01m | 9:41PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | |
— | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
2415 | 2199 | 2039 | 1844 | 1671 | 1357 | 1178 | 1051 | 933 | 706 | 694 | 658 | 513 | 495 | 427 | 427 | 508 | 615 | 392 | 478 | 385 | 340 | 190 | 114 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 12 | W 9 | S 15 | W 6 | E 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 |
234 | 194 | 151 | 123 | 94 | 69 | 47 | 68 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 17 | 76 | 1 | 76 | 43 | 91 | 106 | 102 | 71 | 6 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | E 11 | W 12 | — | WSW 14 | E 7 | SW 11 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 19 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
— | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 143 | 215 | 73 | 80 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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