
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (07 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 12AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2925 | 2758 | 2601 | 2534 | 2094 | 1907 | 1915 | 2055 | 2055 | 2444 | 2444 | 2444 | 2378 | 2111 | 1785 | 1447 | 1267 | 1450 | 1519 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:55AM1.31m | 1:14PM1.48m | 1:37AM1.41m | 1:51PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53PM0.30m | 7:03AM0.27m | 7:35PM0.18m | 7:42AM0.18m | 8:11PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
2925 | 2758 | 2601 | 2534 | 2094 | 1907 | 1915 | 2055 | 2055 | 2444 | 2444 | 2444 | 2378 | 2111 | 1785 | 1447 | 1267 | 1450 | 1519 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 24 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 11 | — | 1680 | 924 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 6 | NW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 20 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 117 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 33 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 12 |
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