
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 12AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2368 | 2274 | 1960 | 1621 | 1349 | 1161 | 1144 | 1824 | 2356 | 2290 | 1932 | 1659 | 1527 | 1524 | 773 | 895 | 1647 | 2929 | 1315 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:22PM1.21m | 11:32AM1.10m | 11:55PM1.26m | 12:49PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46PM0.55m | 5:10AM0.44m | 5:36PM0.52m | 6:34AM0.34m | 6:58PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
2368 | 2274 | 1960 | 1621 | 1349 | 1161 | 1144 | 1824 | 2356 | 2290 | 1932 | 1659 | 1527 | 1524 | 773 | 895 | — | 2929 | 1315 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 348 | 349 | 1647 | 1455 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 256 | 300 | 318 | 1857 | 1401 | 2682 | 318 |
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