Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 3AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the SE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1722 | 1805 | 1831 | 1814 | 1594 | 1429 | 1299 | 1179 | 991 | 905 | 878 | 712 | 451 | 346 | 297 | 2053 | 2007 | 1347 | 1464 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:37PM1.54m | 6:00AM1.33m | 6:18PM1.43m | 6:47AM1.21m | 7:09PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55PM0.19m | 11:59AM0.28m | 00:38AM0.30m | 12:45PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 1722 | 1805 | 1831 | 1814 | 1594 | 1429 | 1299 | 1179 | 991 | 905 | 878 | 712 | 451 | 346 | 297 | 566 | 118 | 96 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 148 | 117 | 110 | 106 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 205 | 2053 | 2007 | 1347 | 1464 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 21 | 22 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 158 | 380 | 980 | 198 |
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