
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 1PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
410 | 211 | 162 | 149 | 144 | 144 | 142 | 108 | 104 | 79 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 128 | 233 | 326 | 265 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:02AM1.46m | 5:16PM1.53m | 5:44AM1.35m | 6:01PM1.38m | 6:36AM1.22m | 7:00PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03AM0.18m | 11:34PM0.18m | 11:45AM0.30m | 00:22AM0.31m | 12:40PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 19 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
105 | 72 | 162 | 149 | 144 | 144 | 142 | 108 | 104 | 79 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 128 | 233 | 326 | 265 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | W 6 | SSE 11 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | W 10 |
248 | 211 | 46 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 35 | 66 | 47 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 432 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | SE 11 | W 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SW 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | SW 13 |
— | — | 13 | — | — | 6 | 16 | 26 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 27 | 10 | 26 | 199 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 5 | — | NE 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | W 6 | — | — | — | S 3 |
410 | — | — | 32 | 40 | 20 | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 45 | — | — | — | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 32 | 52 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 22 | 34 | 34 |
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