Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (28 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 5PM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.2m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (28 Jun) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wed 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1083 | 1381 | 1775 | 4214 | 4136 | 3604 | 3093 | 2541 | 2506 | 2390 | 2095 | 1805 | 1647 | 1427 | 1405 | 966 | 778 | 871 | 800 | 703 | 737 | 644 | 603 | 583 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:40PM1.29m | 2:44AM1.34m | 3:16PM1.33m | 3:20AM1.37m | 3:50PM1.37m | 3:54AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31AM0.29m | 8:45PM0.38m | 9:06AM0.24m | 9:20PM0.35m | 9:39AM0.21m | 9:55PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
mm | 3 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 1083 | 1381 | 1369 | 1372 | 4136 | 3604 | 3093 | 2541 | 2506 | 2390 | 2095 | 1805 | 1647 | 1427 | 1405 | 966 | 778 | 871 | 800 | 703 | 737 | 644 | 603 | 583 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 9 | — | S 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 590 | 1213 | 1775 | 2262 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 115 | 103 | 84 | 134 | — | 5 | 14 | 14 | 75 | 225 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | S 11 |
| kJ | 200 | 176 | 38 | 4214 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 5 | — | 95 | 8 | 130 | 101 | — | 332 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 359 | 398 | 10 | 10 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 16 |
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