
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 5PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
512 | 482 | 382 | 366 | 449 | 752 | 731 | 780 | 661 | 661 | 646 | 547 | 531 | 451 | 444 | 437 | 361 | 361 | 298 | 378 | 407 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:35PM2.39m | 5:21AM2.27m | 5:54PM2.32m | 6:44AM2.24m | 7:15PM2.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20AM0.60m | 11:00PM0.56m | 11:34AM0.70m | 00:20AM0.60m | 12:53PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||
7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
512 | 482 | 382 | 257 | 257 | 752 | 731 | 780 | 661 | 661 | 646 | 547 | 531 | 451 | 444 | 437 | 361 | 361 | 298 | 378 | 407 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WNW 7 |
121 | 118 | 160 | 366 | 449 | 99 | 82 | 61 | 59 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 30 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 62 | 67 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 4 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 36 | 36 | 4 |
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