
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 4AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu morning, strong winds from the SE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
466 | 411 | 346 | 256 | 888 | 1469 | 1176 | 1205 | 1569 | 1604 | 1211 | 1032 | 965 | 933 | 815 | 631 | 589 | 564 | 352 | 413 | 293 | 381 | 440 | 421 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:47AM1.21m | 7:09PM1.29m | 7:54AM1.09m | 8:29PM1.16m | 9:45AM1.04m | 10:28PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:38AM0.30m | 12:45PM0.40m | 1:37AM0.43m | 1:54PM0.54m | 3:13AM0.52m | 3:57PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 22 |
466 | 411 | 346 | 153 | 154 | 118 | 98 | 68 | 67 | 242 | 193 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 56 | 55 | 152 | 75 | 125 | 125 | 71 | 386 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | SW 12 | — | — | WNW 14 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 24 | SSW 10 |
146 | 148 | 117 | 256 | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 15 | 18 | 35 | 57 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 142 | 55 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 25 | WSW 10 | SSW 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 66 | — | — | 7 | 25 | 9 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
8 | — | — | — | 888 | 1469 | 1176 | 1205 | 1569 | 1604 | 1211 | 1032 | 965 | 933 | 815 | 631 | 589 | 564 | 352 | 413 | 293 | 381 | 440 | 421 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 165 | 980 | 198 | 980 | 1031 | 1444 | 1325 | 1311 | 3860 | 2709 | 36 | 36 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
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