
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 12PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
104 | 249 | 245 | 212 | 247 | 177 | 171 | 151 | 149 | 117 | 117 | 90 | 89 | 77 | 96 | 75 | 316 | 273 | 534 | 795 | 767 | 693 | 653 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:03PM1.22m | 1:12AM1.23m | 1:33PM1.36m | 1:44AM1.34m | 2:01PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53AM0.45m | 7:17PM0.44m | 7:24AM0.33m | 7:47PM0.31m | 7:52AM0.23m | 8:15PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
96 | 249 | 245 | 212 | 247 | 177 | 171 | 151 | 149 | 117 | 117 | 90 | 89 | 53 | 41 | 47 | 100 | 83 | 534 | 795 | 767 | 693 | 653 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 7 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
19 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 273 | 64 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 50 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SE 6 | S 15 | S 15 | WSW 10 | ESE 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — |
104 | 121 | 117 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 99 | 35 | 35 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
88 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 77 | 96 | 75 | 316 | 267 | 219 | 189 | 200 | 213 | 147 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
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