Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 5AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 240 | 234 | 224 | 417 | 408 | 432 | 408 | 302 | 224 | 242 | 262 | 268 | 221 | 282 | 260 | 210 | 682 | 534 | 211 | 162 | 300 | 348 | 144 | 144 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:51AM1.56m | 4:02PM1.69m | 4:25AM1.53m | 4:38PM1.63m | 5:02AM1.46m | 5:16PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51AM0.06m | 10:19PM0.00m | 10:25AM0.10m | 10:55PM0.07m | 11:03AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 24 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 240 | 234 | 224 | 101 | 79 | 95 | 92 | 90 | 69 | 47 | 78 | 147 | 144 | 140 | 136 | 134 | 164 | 123 | 77 | 162 | 151 | 142 | 144 | 144 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | — | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 140 | 108 | 132 | 417 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 34 | 22 | 54 | 33 | 184 | 75 | 24 | — | 69 | 80 | 248 | 211 | 47 | 44 | 32 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 55 | 29 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | — | — | 3 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 32 | 330 | 408 | 432 | 408 | 302 | 224 | 242 | 262 | 268 | 221 | 282 | 260 | 210 | 682 | 534 | — | — | 300 | 348 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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