
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (14 Jul):
- 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 10PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | - | - |
| 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 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | 25 | 24 | 78 | 76 | 171 | 354 | 669 | 1384 | 1521 | 1704 | 1581 | 1378 | 1116 | 933 | 841 | 734 | 567 | 531 | 578 | 636 | 503 | 423 | 382 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:27PM1.57m | 3:42AM1.58m | 4:12PM1.63m | 4:28AM1.56m | 4:55PM1.64m | 5:11AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38PM0.11m | 9:59AM0.00m | 10:25PM0.08m | 10:41AM0.02m | 11:11PM0.10m | 11:21AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 |
40 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 76 | 171 | 354 | 669 | 1384 | 1521 | 1704 | 1581 | 1378 | 1116 | 933 | 841 | 734 | 567 | 531 | 578 | 636 | 503 | 423 | 382 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 11 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 |
19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 134 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 |
14 | 24 | 23 | 78 | 22 | 34 | 42 | 14 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
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