
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (08 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 11PM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1486 | 1721 | 1883 | 1825 | 1992 | 1910 | 1605 | 1654 | 1326 | 1765 | 1831 | 1700 | 1777 | 1592 | 1467 | 1316 | 1175 | 996 | 964 | 820 | 820 | 820 | 1039 | 902 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:25PM1.30m | 10:19AM1.11m | 10:42PM1.31m | 11:40AM1.16m | 11:57PM1.35m | 12:50PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51PM0.47m | 4:03AM0.40m | 4:11PM0.49m | 5:23AM0.36m | 5:36PM0.46m | 6:35AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | |
5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
1486 | 1721 | 1883 | 1825 | 1992 | 1910 | 1605 | 1654 | 1326 | 1765 | 1831 | 1700 | 1777 | 1592 | 1467 | 1316 | 1175 | 996 | 964 | 820 | 820 | 820 | 1039 | 902 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 13 | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 |
1200 | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1065 | 437 | — | — | 16 | 35 | 54 | 13 | 107 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | SW 20 | W 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
— | — | — | 424 | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | 9 | — | — | 11 | 19 | 51 | 60 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 143 | 115 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 16 | 34 | 31 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 83 | 318 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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