
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 12AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 6.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 10 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
8104 | 7619 | 6668 | 5511 | 4748 | 3784 | 3022 | 2228 | 1835 | 1463 | 1147 | 960 | 1444 | 1405 | 2448 | 1561 | 1701 | 1238 | 1121 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:30AM1.99m | 6:58PM2.09m | 7:33AM2.10m | 7:53PM2.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:10AM0.94m | 12:40PM0.95m | 1:17AM0.83m | 1:40PM0.82m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | W 10 | WSW 15 | W 9 |
8104 | 7619 | 6668 | 5511 | 4748 | 3784 | 3022 | 2228 | 1835 | 1463 | 1147 | 960 | — | — | — | 800 | 308 | 857 | 942 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1121 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | W 14 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 10 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1444 | 1405 | 2448 | 1561 | 1701 | 1238 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 116 | 173 | 159 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 186 |
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