Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 6PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 907 | 744 | 642 | 524 | 394 | 313 | 302 | 246 | 194 | 186 | 142 | 139 | 145 | 110 | 108 | 83 | 79 | 66 | 118 | 157 | 106 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:18PM1.49m | 1:42AM1.41m | 1:52PM1.59m | 2:18AM1.50m | 2:26PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39PM0.16m | 7:43AM0.20m | 8:12PM0.05m | 8:17AM0.13m | 8:46PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 907 | 744 | 642 | 524 | 394 | 313 | 302 | 246 | 194 | 186 | 142 | 139 | 145 | 110 | 108 | 83 | 79 | 62 | 30 | 13 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 96 | 69 | 5 | 64 | 41 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | W 8 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | W 16 | SW 12 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 66 | 118 | 157 | 106 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 318 | 318 | 380 | 380 | 36 |
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