Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 2PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 278 | 278 | 278 | 341 | 497 | 614 | 760 | 976 | 1188 | 1341 | 1125 | 954 | 736 | 723 | 699 | 675 | 563 | 606 | 506 | 553 | 455 | 544 | 563 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:25AM1.10m | 11:46PM1.07m | 12:10PM1.23m | 00:30AM1.19m | 12:45PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59AM0.59m | 5:53PM0.57m | 5:55AM0.50m | 6:33PM0.44m | 6:34AM0.39m | 7:06PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 278 | 278 | 278 | 341 | 497 | 614 | 760 | 976 | 1188 | 1341 | 1125 | 954 | 736 | 723 | 699 | 675 | 563 | 606 | 506 | 553 | 455 | 544 | 563 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 329 | 277 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 4 | W 11 | W 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | 28 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 32 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 282 | 459 | 467 | 434 | 9 | 448 | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 224 | 214 | 249 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 |
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