
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 5PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
405 | 399 | 341 | 336 | 265 | 322 | 349 | 988 | 1042 | 869 | 934 | 716 | 639 | 374 | 464 | 377 | 382 | 378 | 275 | 222 | 168 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:29PM1.59m | 2:46AM1.52m | 2:59PM1.67m | 3:18AM1.56m | 3:30PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20AM0.15m | 8:44PM0.09m | 8:49AM0.09m | 9:14PM0.02m | 9:19AM0.05m | 9:45PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 7 |
405 | 399 | 341 | 336 | 265 | 322 | 269 | 988 | 1042 | 869 | 934 | 716 | 639 | 374 | 464 | 377 | 382 | 281 | 215 | 140 | 147 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 13 |
39 | 33 | 27 | 29 | 100 | 229 | 349 | 42 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 239 | 40 | — | — | — | 44 | 58 | 168 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | ESE 8 | S 9 | E 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 |
5 | — | 10 | 132 | 22 | 41 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 56 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 157 | 239 | 378 | 275 | 222 | 59 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 165 | 165 | 34 | 34 | 318 | 318 | 318 | 320 | 318 | 318 | 36 |
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