Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (09 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 3PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 617 | 608 | 523 | 523 | 421 | 350 | 345 | 277 | 273 | 208 | 202 | 155 | 115 | 113 | 228 | 541 | 815 | 804 | 749 | 736 | 637 | 611 | 571 | 527 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:25AM2.68m | 11:44PM2.65m | 12:00PM2.68m | 00:21AM2.62m | 12:36PM2.64m | 00:58AM2.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36PM0.26m | 5:52AM0.30m | 6:13PM0.28m | 6:29AM0.35m | 6:50PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | |  | |  | | | |  | |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | 8:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 617 | 608 | 523 | 523 | 421 | 350 | 345 | 277 | 273 | 208 | 202 | 85 | 69 | 117 | 79 | 541 | 815 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 225 | 218 | 284 | 527 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 11 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | N 18 | W 18 | N 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 25 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 28 | 155 | 115 | 113 | 228 | 71 | 46 | 54 | 51 | 82 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 348 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | N 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 7 | NNW 13 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | WSW 12 | W 18 | WSW 18 | — | N 18 | N 18 | — | — | — | N 16 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 81 | 6 | 31 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | E 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 804 | 749 | 736 | 637 | 611 | 571 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 157 | 178 | 205 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 155 |
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