
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 3AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
569 | 551 | 344 | 387 | 175 | 169 | 144 | 79 | 75 | 75 | 58 | 75 | 70 | 114 | 109 | 108 | 106 | 158 | 231 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:06AM1.34m | 1:36PM1.44m | 1:53AM1.45m | 2:16PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03PM0.36m | 7:24AM0.23m | 7:51PM0.21m | 8:05AM0.12m | 8:32PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 9 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
569 | 551 | 344 | 387 | 155 | 169 | 144 | 71 | 75 | 75 | 45 | 40 | 70 | 114 | 109 | 108 | 106 | 158 | 231 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 12 | S 11 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 11 | SSW 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
93 | 373 | 138 | 12 | 175 | 146 | 112 | 79 | 70 | 33 | 58 | 75 | 40 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 16 | S 9 | SW 15 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | — |
— | 79 | 68 | 61 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 38 | 26 | 35 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 27 | 32 | 16 | 16 |
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