
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 8PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
956 | 2314 | 1999 | 2012 | 1945 | 1811 | 1755 | 2103 | 1583 | 1191 | 956 | 309 | 234 | 190 | 404 | 336 | 274 | 270 | 209 | 209 | 170 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:15PM2.48m | 2:38AM2.35m | 2:56PM2.33m | 3:24AM2.19m | 3:46PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08AM0.50m | 8:31PM0.53m | 8:49AM0.66m | 9:16PM0.68m | 9:36AM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||
6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
956 | 2314 | 1999 | 2012 | 1945 | 1811 | 1755 | 2103 | 1583 | 1191 | 956 | 219 | 234 | 190 | 404 | 336 | 274 | 270 | 209 | 209 | 170 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
607 | 123 | 112 | 93 | 78 | 51 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 309 | 198 | 152 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 2 | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 73 | 73 | 176 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 166 | 36 | 4 |
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