
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile Reef today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile Reef at 3PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
149 | 117 | 117 | 115 | 87 | 68 | 77 | 239 | 248 | 215 | 527 | 678 | 756 | 683 | 569 | 578 | 458 | 477 | 405 | 461 | 374 | 341 | 317 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | on | on |
High Tide | 1:33PM1.36m | 1:44AM1.34m | 2:01PM1.48m | 2:15AM1.44m | 2:29PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24AM0.33m | 7:47PM0.31m | 7:52AM0.23m | 8:15PM0.19m | 8:20AM0.15m | 8:44PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
149 | 117 | 117 | 115 | 87 | 68 | 36 | 101 | 93 | 75 | 527 | 678 | 756 | 683 | 569 | 578 | 458 | 477 | 405 | 461 | 374 | 341 | 317 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 203 | 62 | 60 | 47 | 62 | 45 | 34 | 22 | 49 | 48 | 42 | 27 | 54 | 99 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 8 | — | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 |
13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | — | 6 | 24 | 57 | 35 | 34 | 142 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 10 | 130 | 23 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 |
— | — | — | 8 | 2 | 23 | 77 | 239 | 248 | 215 | — | 120 | 178 | 159 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
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