Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 4PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 266 | 540 | 544 | 416 | 441 | 464 | 433 | 511 | 433 | 510 | 433 | 418 | 418 | 344 | 287 | 282 | 229 | 224 | 175 | 164 | 160 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:37PM1.43m | 2:44AM1.43m | 3:05PM1.53m | 3:14AM1.49m | 3:33PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28AM0.22m | 8:47PM0.25m | 8:55AM0.14m | 9:15PM0.17m | 9:22AM0.09m | 9:44PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 266 | 347 | 341 | 265 | 441 | 464 | 433 | 511 | 433 | 510 | 433 | 418 | 418 | 344 | 287 | 282 | 229 | 224 | 175 | 133 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 128 | 322 | 136 | 107 | 163 | 157 | 57 | 36 | 54 | 247 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 62 | 65 | 91 | 155 | 164 | 160 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 124 | 540 | 318 | 236 | 73 | 210 | 78 | 265 | 193 | 196 | 183 | 183 | 164 | 35 | 57 | 23 | 28 | 22 | 62 | 61 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | NW 3 | W 3 | W 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 217 | 143 | 544 | 416 | 298 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
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