Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (06 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 5AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
265 | 211 | 211 | 171 | 193 | 129 | 178 | 319 | 320 | 204 | 250 | 444 | 565 | 650 | 706 | 747 | 801 | 778 | 767 | 778 | 701 | 690 | 613 | 511 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:36AM1.17m | 7:18PM1.24m | 7:30AM1.12m | 8:13PM1.24m | 8:37AM1.09m | 9:15PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:37AM0.49m | 12:48PM0.40m | 1:31AM0.51m | 1:38PM0.44m | 2:35AM0.51m | 2:38PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
265 | 211 | 211 | 171 | 193 | 129 | 178 | 319 | 320 | 204 | 250 | 444 | 565 | 650 | 706 | 747 | 801 | 778 | 767 | 778 | 701 | 690 | 613 | 511 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
181 | 171 | 138 | 130 | 118 | 92 | 125 | 23 | 16 | 151 | 59 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 48 | 33 | 13 | 30 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 10 | — | SSE 15 | — | SW 15 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | S 8 | — | NNW 3 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | ESE 11 |
— | 10 | — | 42 | — | 34 | — | 37 | 23 | 16 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 30 | — | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | W 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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