
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 2AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
800 | 723 | 638 | 563 | 515 | 553 | 553 | 544 | 553 | 544 | 563 | 617 | 805 | 939 | 907 | 744 | 642 | 524 | 452 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:30AM1.19m | 12:45PM1.36m | 1:07AM1.30m | 1:18PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33PM0.44m | 6:34AM0.39m | 7:06PM0.30m | 7:09AM0.29m | 7:39PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
800 | 723 | 638 | 563 | 515 | 553 | 553 | 544 | 553 | 544 | 563 | 617 | 805 | 939 | 907 | 744 | 642 | 524 | 452 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | W 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
— | 502 | 282 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 387 | 329 | 277 | 188 | 387 | 488 | 131 | 96 | 69 | 66 | 64 | 41 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | W 11 | W 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
— | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 178 | 138 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 5 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
25 | 9 | — | 8 | 4 | 505 | 448 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 12 |
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