Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 1PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 667 | 607 | 597 | 527 | 400 | 456 | 458 | 472 | 456 | 488 | 471 | 563 | 742 | 2218 | 5149 | 4508 | 3789 | 2697 | 2349 | 1987 | 1874 | 1653 | 1516 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:19AM1.01m | 9:42PM1.12m | 10:47AM0.98m | 11:05PM1.09m | 12:11PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13AM0.52m | 3:11PM0.61m | 4:33AM0.56m | 4:45PM0.65m | 5:57AM0.54m | 6:15PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 667 | 607 | 597 | 527 | 400 | 456 | 458 | 472 | 456 | 488 | 471 | 563 | 742 | 2218 | 5149 | 4508 | 3789 | 2697 | 2349 | 1987 | 1874 | 1653 | 1342 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NNW 4 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 106 | 142 | 134 | 75 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 485 | 953 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 1516 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 11 | SE 13 | — | S 23 | SSW 21 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 44 | — | 10 | 89 | 38 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 34 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 21 | 16 | 16 |
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