
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 8PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
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 (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 14 | SE 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SE 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
582 | 198 | 262 | 284 | 208 | 602 | 479 | 211 | 262 | 149 | 144 | 480 | 142 | 108 | 104 | 79 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 49 | 66 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:38PM1.63m | 5:02AM1.46m | 5:16PM1.53m | 5:44AM1.35m | 6:01PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25AM0.10m | 10:55PM0.07m | 11:03AM0.18m | 11:34PM0.18m | 11:45AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 8 | 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 |
198 | 142 | 140 | 136 | 134 | 153 | 102 | 72 | 162 | 149 | 144 | 144 | 142 | 108 | 104 | 79 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 49 | 66 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | — | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
147 | 75 | 24 | — | 69 | 136 | 248 | 211 | 46 | 32 | 15 | 29 | 22 | 11 | 48 | 67 | 47 | 34 | 20 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | SSE 8 | SE 10 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | W 6 |
60 | — | — | — | — | 67 | — | — | 13 | 4 | — | 16 | 16 | 37 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | — | SE 7 | SE 10 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 |
582 | 198 | 262 | 284 | 208 | 602 | 479 | — | 262 | — | 27 | 480 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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