Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 3AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 18 | WSW 15 | W 19 | WSW 19 | W 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1030 | 932 | 559 | 466 | 520 | 686 | 508 | 487 | 443 | 441 | 446 | 309 | 314 | 387 | 470 | 1406 | 2299 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:32PM2.95m | 11:00AM2.85m | 11:18PM3.02m | 11:44AM2.88m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49AM-0.04m | 5:06PM0.04m | 5:34AM-0.09m | 5:51PM0.01m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 19 | W 18 |
| kJ | 1030 | 932 | 559 | 385 | 520 | 686 | 508 | 404 | 443 | 380 | 358 | 260 | 202 | 154 | 119 | 1406 | 2299 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 68 | 70 | 320 | 466 | 223 | 120 | 89 | 487 | 441 | 441 | 446 | 309 | 314 | 387 | 411 | 112 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | N 7 | N 7 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | WSW 14 | W 19 | W 19 | — | — |
| kJ | 64 | 106 | 227 | 191 | 186 | 224 | 237 | 51 | 23 | 196 | 69 | 184 | 215 | 273 | 470 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 |
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