Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 11AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1952 | 2866 | 2341 | 2341 | 2177 | 2043 | 1169 | 892 | 1292 | 744 | 631 | 529 | 822 | 704 | 684 | 571 | 326 | 243 | 290 | 284 | 299 | 279 | 346 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:44AM2.93m | 1:07PM2.76m | 1:25AM2.78m | 1:48PM2.63m | 2:07AM2.60m | 2:29PM2.48m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59AM0.03m | 7:16PM0.15m | 7:40AM0.19m | 7:58PM0.30m | 8:21AM0.38m | 8:42PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | -1 | -2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
1952 | 2866 | 2341 | 2341 | 2177 | 2043 | 1169 | 892 | 1292 | 744 | 631 | 529 | 822 | 704 | 684 | 571 | 326 | 217 | 290 | 284 | 279 | 279 | 346 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 18 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
372 | — | — | — | — | — | 273 | 279 | — | 164 | 183 | 151 | — | — | — | 57 | 113 | 243 | 239 | 239 | 299 | 243 | 236 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | WSW 19 | WSW 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 56 | 25 | 25 | — | 72 | 107 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 3 | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 13 | 68 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 0 |
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