Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (15 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 12AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
614 | 658 | 546 | 527 | 650 | 680 | 655 | 572 | 485 | 505 | 370 | 394 | 300 | 186 | 111 | 367 | 353 | 392 | 385 | 275 | 232 | 545 | 536 | 624 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:45PM1.49m | 2:59AM1.61m | 3:34PM1.54m | 3:49AM1.59m | 4:22PM1.56m | 4:38AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50PM0.16m | 9:22AM0.01m | 9:41PM0.13m | 10:09AM0.02m | 10:33PM0.14m | 10:56AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | |
5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 19 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
614 | 658 | 546 | 527 | 650 | 680 | 655 | 572 | 485 | 505 | 370 | 394 | 300 | 186 | 111 | 367 | 353 | 392 | 385 | 275 | 200 | 545 | 536 | 624 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | W 12 | S 15 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | — |
— | 3 | 3 | 17 | — | 121 | 97 | 76 | 19 | 129 | 39 | 71 | 63 | 63 | 92 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 163 | 232 | 37 | 57 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | W 12 | WSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | SSE 9 | SW 10 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 16 | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | NW 3 | W 6 | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SE 4 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
18 | 6 | 77 | — | 251 | — | — | — | — | 114 | 10 | 147 | 14 | 51 | 64 | 80 | 97 | 105 | 95 | 95 | 104 | 102 | 83 | 75 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 29 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 16 |
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