Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (13 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 10PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (13 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Mon 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 230 | 787 | 718 | 893 | 1034 | 1244 | 1447 | 1277 | 1222 | 1110 | 1049 | 971 | 820 | 649 | 640 | 555 | 430 | 397 | 287 | 205 | 205 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:10PM1.27m | 5:42AM1.23m | 5:47PM1.18m | 6:28AM1.16m | 6:33PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24PM0.35m | 11:44AM0.49m | 00:02AM0.43m | 12:31PM0.57m | 00:49AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 |
 | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | 7:27 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 230 | 787 | 718 | 893 | 1034 | 1244 | 1447 | 1277 | 1222 | 1110 | 1049 | 971 | 820 | 649 | 640 | 555 | 430 | 397 | 287 | 205 | 205 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 19 |
| kJ | 131 | 102 | 73 | 72 | 33 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 9 | — | 26 | 15 | 33 | 65 | 116 | 255 | 363 | 246 | 171 | 105 | 102 | 77 | 80 | 149 | 126 | 107 | 78 | 74 | 78 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 435 | 83 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 165 | 1012 | 380 | 380 | 31 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 165 | 380 | 2919 | 378 | 56 | 56 | 22 |
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