Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 5AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 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 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 192 | 137 | 236 | 217 | 174 | 168 | 162 | 150 | 144 | 236 | 218 | 205 | 293 | 486 | 663 | 700 | 581 | 512 | 430 | 353 | 297 | 306 | 167 | 374 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:54AM1.11m | 8:34PM1.10m | 9:52AM1.09m | 10:37PM1.10m | 11:30AM1.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28AM0.45m | 2:07PM0.56m | 3:14AM0.53m | 4:22PM0.57m | 5:06AM0.49m | 5:56PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | 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 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 192 | 137 | 236 | 217 | 174 | 168 | 162 | 150 | 144 | 173 | 209 | 172 | 293 | 486 | 663 | 700 | 581 | 512 | 430 | 353 | 297 | 306 | 167 | 374 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 14 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 75 | 118 | 234 | 156 | 159 | 125 | 123 | 161 | 127 | 236 | 45 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 164 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 5 | E 11 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 10 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | SE 9 | SSE 11 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 35 | 56 | 45 | 51 | 69 | 114 | 57 | 31 | 30 | — | — | — | 13 | — | 51 | 12 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 19 | 38 | 66 | 100 | 165 | 133 | 100 | 58 | 47 | 218 | 205 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 83 | 56 | 198 | 36 | 340 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 318 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
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