
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 12AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
301 | 324 | 240 | 228 | 213 | 205 | 171 | 140 | 137 | 134 | 106 | 142 | 382 | 674 | 1005 | 1060 | 979 | 1212 | 1344 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:08PM1.49m | 6:26AM1.29m | 6:47PM1.42m | 7:13AM1.20m | 7:37PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:24AM0.26m | 12:25PM0.29m | 1:08AM0.32m | 1:10PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
301 | 324 | 240 | 228 | 213 | 205 | 171 | 140 | 137 | 134 | 106 | 80 | 382 | 674 | 1005 | 1060 | 979 | 1212 | 1344 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 45 | 85 | 142 | 77 | 59 | 41 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | S 18 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — |
88 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 68 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 20 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 20 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 256 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
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