Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 6PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 182 | 191 | 160 | 290 | 437 | 570 | 716 | 877 | 613 | 591 | 535 | 511 | 423 | 706 | 236 | 205 | 232 | 224 | 182 | 145 | 142 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:04PM1.20m | 7:58AM1.20m | 8:35PM1.10m | 9:34AM1.19m | 10:18PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:52PM0.43m | 1:27AM0.42m | 2:24PM0.52m | 2:58AM0.49m | 4:12PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 182 | 191 | 160 | 290 | 437 | 570 | 716 | 877 | 613 | 591 | 535 | 511 | 423 | 706 | 236 | 205 | 232 | 224 | 182 | 145 | 142 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SE 9 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | E 9 | E 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 15 |
| kJ | 23 | 3 | 39 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 21 | 81 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | SE 5 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 14 | 42 | 36 | 34 | 18 | 16 | — | 6 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 624 | 181 | 176 | 151 | 119 | 113 | 99 | 77 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 151 | 298 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 32 | 320 | 318 | 34 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 318 | 380 | 380 | 56 | 22 |
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