Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 5PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 433 | 510 | 433 | 418 | 418 | 342 | 287 | 282 | 229 | 224 | 175 | 164 | 160 | 136 | 138 | 140 | 189 | 355 | 204 | 639 | 262 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:05PM1.53m | 3:14AM1.49m | 3:33PM1.60m | 3:44AM1.52m | 4:01PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM0.14m | 9:15PM0.17m | 9:22AM0.09m | 9:44PM0.11m | 9:49AM0.06m | 10:14PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 20 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 433 | 510 | 433 | 418 | 418 | 342 | 287 | 282 | 229 | 224 | 175 | 133 | 133 | 100 | 75 | 134 | 116 | 355 | 204 | 257 | 215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 54 | 247 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 62 | 47 | 91 | 155 | 164 | 160 | 136 | 138 | 140 | 189 | 86 | 164 | 153 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 12 | WSW 18 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 68 | 196 | 183 | 183 | 128 | 35 | 57 | 30 | 23 | 22 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 84 | 78 | 30 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 40 | 74 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 639 | 262 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 249 | 298 | 32 |
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