
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) - 4ft (1.2m), 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 2AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
756 | 683 | 569 | 578 | 566 | 477 | 405 | 399 | 341 | 336 | 265 | 322 | 349 | 874 | 1042 | 869 | 834 | 799 | 639 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:01PM1.48m | 2:15AM1.44m | 2:29PM1.59m | 2:46AM1.52m | 2:59PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15PM0.19m | 8:20AM0.15m | 8:44PM0.09m | 8:49AM0.09m | 9:14PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
756 | 683 | 569 | 578 | 566 | 477 | 405 | 399 | 341 | 336 | 265 | 322 | 322 | 874 | 1042 | 869 | 834 | 799 | 639 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 8 |
47 | 45 | 34 | 35 | 54 | 45 | 39 | 33 | 27 | 29 | 100 | 173 | 349 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | ESE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 7 | S 11 | S 9 | — | S 11 | — |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 10 | 132 | 22 | 42 | 60 | 5 | 2 | 6 | — | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 44 | 77 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 32 | 34 | 56 | 56 |
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