Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 9PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 171 | 140 | 137 | 110 | 106 | 142 | 279 | 674 | 1005 | 1060 | 979 | 1020 | 1443 | 1693 | 1783 | 1544 | 1408 | 1344 | 1206 | 1264 | 1320 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:47PM1.42m | 7:13AM1.20m | 7:37PM1.34m | 8:17AM1.11m | 8:47PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:25PM0.29m | 1:08AM0.32m | 1:10PM0.39m | 2:06AM0.40m | 2:11PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 171 | 140 | 137 | 110 | 106 | 98 | 279 | 674 | 1005 | 1060 | 979 | 1020 | 1443 | 1693 | 1783 | 1544 | 1408 | 1344 | 1206 | 1264 | 1320 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 11 | 25 | 45 | 85 | 142 | 60 | 59 | 41 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 18 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 126 | 40 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 74 | 66 | 46 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 10 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 298 | 206 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 21 | 21 |
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