Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 1PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 683 | 671 | 983 | 1176 | 1272 | 1151 | 1030 | 904 | 749 | 637 | 513 | 435 | 428 | 414 | 355 | 448 | 440 | 383 | 315 | 298 | 415 | 400 | 284 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:47AM1.52m | 2:56PM1.66m | 3:18AM1.53m | 3:27PM1.63m | 3:48AM1.50m | 3:56PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49AM0.10m | 9:15PM0.02m | 9:20AM0.11m | 9:44PM0.04m | 9:50AM0.15m | 10:12PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 683 | 671 | 782 | 1176 | 1272 | 1151 | 1030 | 904 | 749 | 637 | 513 | 435 | 428 | 414 | 355 | 448 | 440 | 383 | 315 | 298 | 415 | 400 | 284 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 983 | 494 | 503 | 780 | 590 | 499 | 424 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | — | SE 4 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 289 | 246 | — | 10 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 16 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 16 | 35 | 8 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 29 |
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