Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 2AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
317 | 311 | 444 | 322 | 270 | 346 | 291 | 256 | 314 | 463 | 485 | 630 | 448 | 653 | 520 | 512 | 563 | 416 | 396 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:23PM0.99m | 11:56AM0.97m | 00:07AM1.04m | 1:00PM1.07m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47PM0.72m | 5:33AM0.63m | 6:08PM0.67m | 6:47AM0.53m | 7:08PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
317 | 311 | 444 | 322 | 270 | 346 | 291 | 256 | 314 | 463 | 485 | 497 | 448 | 653 | 520 | 512 | 563 | 416 | 396 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSE 6 | WSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — |
310 | 42 | 366 | 65 | 105 | 216 | 163 | 158 | 27 | 10 | 56 | 102 | 153 | 57 | — | 91 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 161 | 163 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 630 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | — | — | — |
31 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 29 | 22 | 16 | 16 |
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