
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 8PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | 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 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
528 | 649 | 780 | 780 | 854 | 905 | 734 | 712 | 629 | 625 | 1350 | 1479 | 1804 | 1761 | 2020 | 1657 | 1730 | 1679 | 1206 | 1274 | 1422 | 1725 | 1725 | 1679 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:19PM1.33m | 8:58AM1.11m | 9:25PM1.30m | 10:19AM1.11m | 10:42PM1.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48PM0.41m | 2:49AM0.41m | 2:51PM0.47m | 4:03AM0.40m | 4:11PM0.49m | 5:23AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | |
— | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | 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 |
528 | 649 | 780 | 780 | 854 | 905 | 734 | 712 | 629 | 527 | 1350 | 1479 | 1804 | 1761 | 2020 | 1657 | 1730 | 1679 | 1206 | 1274 | 1422 | 1725 | 1725 | 1679 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | S 10 | S 14 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | S 15 | S 15 |
4 | 18 | 45 | 110 | 99 | 98 | 260 | 323 | 319 | 625 | 1314 | — | 75 | 33 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 986 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 23 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 9 | SE 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 507 | 359 | 12 | — | — | 35 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 16 |
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