Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 1AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 433 | 456 | 458 | 472 | 456 | 488 | 515 | 563 | 822 | 2218 | 5464 | 4784 | 3913 | 2890 | 2349 | 2148 | 1874 | 1579 | 1366 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:42PM1.12m | 10:47AM0.98m | 11:05PM1.09m | 12:11PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11PM0.61m | 4:33AM0.56m | 4:45PM0.65m | 5:57AM0.54m | 6:15PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 433 | 456 | 458 | 472 | 456 | 488 | 515 | 563 | 822 | 1143 | 5464 | 4784 | 3913 | 2890 | 2349 | 2148 | 1874 | 1579 | 1342 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SW 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 142 | 134 | 75 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 89 | 485 | 2218 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 1366 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | S 23 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 44 | — | 10 | 7 | 39 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 38 | 26 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 35 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 21 | 16 | 16 |
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