Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 20s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 6PM is: 0.7m 19s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 20s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 9 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 8 | W 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 265 | 293 | 276 | 358 | 427 | 509 | 625 | 596 | 1021 | 5091 | 2337 | 3446 | 4554 | 4831 | 5167 | 6650 | 6112 | 5476 | 5160 | 5964 | 4159 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:23AM2.70m | 11:37PM2.82m | 11:58AM2.74m | 00:13AM2.83m | 12:34PM2.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28PM0.19m | 5:50AM0.09m | 6:04PM0.16m | 6:26AM0.10m | 6:42PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 18 | WSW 13 | W 16 | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 244 | 214 | 142 | 109 | 147 | 191 | 625 | 507 | 542 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 20 | NNW 8 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 13 | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 265 | 140 | 276 | 71 | 427 | 509 | 168 | 596 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | W 20 | WSW 12 | W 19 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 225 | 293 | 47 | 358 | 51 | 32 | 32 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 7 | W 8 | W 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 109 | — | — | — | 320 | 333 | 1021 | 5091 | 2337 | 3446 | 4554 | 4831 | 5167 | 6650 | 6112 | 5476 | 5160 | 5964 | 4159 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 73 | 155 | 156 | 134 | 36 | 73 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 192 | 177 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 182 | 205 |
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