
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 2PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
742 | 471 | 754 | 673 | 569 | 551 | 344 | 387 | 175 | 169 | 144 | 79 | 96 | 75 | 57 | 75 | 70 | 114 | 109 | 108 | 106 | 103 | 196 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:47PM1.28m | 1:06AM1.34m | 1:36PM1.44m | 1:53AM1.45m | 2:16PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33AM0.36m | 7:03PM0.36m | 7:24AM0.23m | 7:51PM0.21m | 8:05AM0.12m | 8:32PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 11 | S 9 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
742 | 471 | 754 | 673 | 569 | 551 | 344 | 387 | 155 | 146 | 144 | 71 | 70 | 75 | 42 | 40 | 70 | 114 | 109 | 108 | 106 | 103 | 196 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 10 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 11 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
19 | 214 | 13 | 112 | 93 | 373 | 138 | 12 | 175 | 169 | 112 | 79 | 96 | 33 | 57 | 75 | 29 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | — | SSE 13 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 16 | S 9 | SW 15 | SSE 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 10 | — | SW 20 |
— | 19 | — | 35 | — | 79 | 68 | 61 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 38 | 26 | 57 | 16 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 9 | — | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 16 |
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