Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 4PM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1915 | 2055 | 2089 | 2392 | 2560 | 2444 | 2378 | 2111 | 1785 | 1407 | 1267 | 1471 | 1639 | 1519 | 1568 | 1326 | 1279 | 1052 | 913 | 827 | 748 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:14PM1.48m | 1:37AM1.41m | 1:51PM1.58m | 2:13AM1.48m | 2:25PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35PM0.18m | 7:42AM0.18m | 8:11PM0.08m | 8:17AM0.12m | 8:44PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1915 | 2055 | 2089 | 2392 | 2560 | 2444 | 2378 | 2111 | 1785 | 1407 | 1267 | 1471 | 1639 | 1519 | 1568 | 1326 | 1279 | 1052 | 913 | 827 | 748 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | — | 1680 | 924 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 9 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 |
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