Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 8AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 63 | 40 | 25 | 24 | 78 | 76 | 171 | 354 | 669 | 1513 | 1649 | 1704 | 1581 | 1292 | 1116 | 933 | 757 | 659 | 511 | 471 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:54AM1.56m | 3:27PM1.57m | 3:42AM1.58m | 4:12PM1.63m | 4:28AM1.56m | 4:55PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15AM0.03m | 9:38PM0.11m | 9:59AM0.00m | 10:25PM0.08m | 10:41AM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 46 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 76 | 171 | 354 | 669 | 1513 | 1649 | 1704 | 1581 | 1292 | 1116 | 933 | 757 | 659 | 511 | 471 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 11 | SW 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 34 | 32 | 16 | 22 | 63 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 140 | 156 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 13 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 78 | 22 | 45 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
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