Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (26 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 9PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 13 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 147 | 162 | 373 | 505 | 552 | 578 | 1629 | 2808 | 3065 | 2258 | 2258 | 2558 | 2363 | 2003 | 1514 | 1252 | 1739 | 1067 | 985 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:30PM2.83m | 10:52AM2.80m | 11:08PM2.90m | 11:29AM2.85m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43AM0.06m | 4:59PM0.10m | 5:20AM0.02m | 5:37PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | -1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 17 | — | — | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | W 19 | WSW 14 | W 18 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 114 | 162 | 373 | 505 | 552 | 5 | — | — | 3065 | 2258 | 89 | 81 | 128 | 192 | 269 | 307 | 375 | 345 | 421 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 12 | — | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | W 18 | — | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 147 | 101 | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 38 | 36 | 21 | — | — | — | 230 | — | 297 | 432 | 286 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | W 10 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 13 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 578 | 1629 | 2808 | — | — | 2258 | 2558 | 2363 | 2003 | 1514 | 1252 | 1739 | 1067 | 985 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 155 | 207 | 177 | 13 | 13 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 205 | 157 |
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