Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 5AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | ESE 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 173 | 209 | 172 | 293 | 561 | 752 | 700 | 659 | 512 | 430 | 353 | 347 | 363 | 434 | 386 | 374 | 257 | 1850 | 1081 | 2911 | 2944 | 2944 | 2796 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:52AM1.09m | 10:37PM1.10m | 11:30AM1.20m | 00:01AM1.19m | 12:30PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14AM0.53m | 4:22PM0.57m | 5:06AM0.49m | 5:56PM0.45m | 6:15AM0.38m | 6:53PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 144 | 173 | 209 | 172 | 293 | 561 | 752 | 700 | 659 | 512 | 430 | 353 | 347 | 363 | 434 | 386 | 374 | 230 | 489 | 602 | 2911 | 2944 | 2944 | 2796 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 127 | 40 | 33 | 23 | 16 | 25 | 31 | 27 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 58 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 257 | 643 | 1081 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 10 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | SW 19 | SW 18 | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | ESE 9 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 56 | 45 | 51 | 69 | 114 | 57 | 48 | 30 | — | — | 14 | 13 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 54 | 171 | 179 | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 154 | 1850 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 29 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 398 | 29 | 318 | 318 | 34 | 21 |
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