
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 6AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 14 | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
327 | 299 | 290 | 178 | 133 | 129 | 252 | 244 | 232 | 200 | 196 | 255 | 266 | 1346 | 631 | 1310 | 1145 | 1088 | 917 | 775 | 648 | 639 | 443 | 404 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:38AM2.24m | 8:54PM2.38m | 9:22AM2.41m | 9:37PM2.55m | 10:03AM2.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23AM0.65m | 2:42PM0.66m | 3:09AM0.48m | 3:27PM0.48m | 3:51AM0.31m | 4:08PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 14 | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
327 | 59 | 66 | 48 | 133 | 98 | 252 | 244 | 232 | 200 | 196 | 255 | 229 | 1346 | 631 | 1310 | 1145 | 1088 | 917 | 775 | 648 | 639 | 443 | 313 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | WSW 17 |
45 | 299 | 290 | 178 | 74 | 129 | 34 | 30 | 33 | 86 | 76 | 85 | 266 | — | 413 | — | — | — | 200 | 373 | 273 | 262 | 304 | 404 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 23 | W 22 | W 22 | W 10 | N 12 | W 20 | W 20 | W 24 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | 9 | 9 | 65 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 31 | 52 | 132 | 194 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 45 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 73 | 5 | 169 | 169 | 192 | 205 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
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