Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (01 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 11PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 6 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 264 | 488 | 462 | 308 | 192 | 118 | 236 | 183 | 174 | 171 | 162 | 147 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:01PM1.38m | 6:36AM1.22m | 7:00PM1.23m | 7:54AM1.11m | 8:34PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM0.31m | 12:40PM0.44m | 1:28AM0.45m | 2:07PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 7 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 50 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 15 | 43 | 264 | 488 | 462 | 308 | 192 | 98 | 236 | 183 | 174 | 168 | 162 | 147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | W 6 | WSW 7 | SW 11 | WSW 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 75 | 118 | 234 | 159 | 125 | 159 | 164 | 161 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | W 6 | WSW 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SW 13 | ESE 11 | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 11 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 14 | 13 | 87 | 13 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | — | S 2 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 26 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 15 | 28 | 61 | 69 | 91 | 138 | 171 | 114 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 83 | 298 | 56 | 56 | 318 | 340 | 16 | 16 |
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