Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (14 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 7PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 379 | 359 | 347 | 289 | 279 | 224 | 213 | 167 | 164 | 126 | 123 | 61 | 176 | 614 | 602 | 765 | 516 | 730 | 926 | 695 | 523 | 467 | 327 | 244 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:33PM2.38m | 3:00AM2.25m | 3:19PM2.27m | 3:49AM2.15m | 4:11PM2.19m | 4:45AM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26AM0.63m | 8:52PM0.62m | 9:10AM0.72m | 9:40PM0.71m | 9:59AM0.80m | 10:33PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | | | |  | |  |  | | |  |  |  | | | | |  |  | | | | | | |
 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | 8:37 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 379 | 359 | 347 | 289 | 279 | 224 | 213 | 167 | 164 | 126 | 123 | 17 | 176 | 614 | 602 | 765 | 516 | 730 | 926 | 695 | 523 | 467 | 327 | 221 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | N 13 | N 13 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 19 | W 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 6 | W 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 20 | 62 | 51 | 86 | 85 | 82 | 137 | 133 | 174 | 305 | 301 | 159 | 244 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NW 5 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | W 11 | WSW 16 | — | — | N 12 | — | N 18 | N 18 | WSW 11 | N 17 | N 17 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 61 | 53 | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 65 | 6 | 6 | 215 | 213 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 55 | 83 | 23 | 143 | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 208 | 168 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 186 | 186 | 178 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 199 | 134 | 186 | 177 | 155 | 155 | 116 | 5 |
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