Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 12PM is: 1.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1902 | 2121 | 1702 | 1289 | 969 | 832 | 674 | 656 | 742 | 471 | 662 | 673 | 569 | 551 | 344 | 387 | 175 | 169 | 144 | 79 | 96 | 75 | 58 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:38AM1.12m | 00:04AM1.21m | 12:47PM1.28m | 1:06AM1.34m | 1:36PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15AM0.49m | 5:55PM0.51m | 6:33AM0.36m | 7:03PM0.36m | 7:24AM0.23m | 7:51PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 11 | S 9 |
| kJ | 1902 | 2121 | 1702 | 1289 | 969 | 832 | 674 | 656 | 742 | 471 | 662 | 673 | 569 | 551 | 344 | 387 | 155 | 146 | 144 | 71 | 70 | 75 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SW 14 | SE 6 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 90 | 33 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 65 | 40 | 19 | 214 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 373 | 138 | 12 | 175 | 169 | 112 | 79 | 96 | 33 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | SSE 13 | — | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 16 | S 9 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 18 | 8 | 35 | — | 86 | 94 | 94 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 38 | 26 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 271 | 255 | 174 | 162 | 171 | 147 | 345 | 235 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 16 |
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