Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 12PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 15 | W 12 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 606 | 521 | 395 | 390 | 390 | 401 | 401 | 765 | 684 | 605 | 613 | 529 | 468 | 534 | 540 | 644 | 749 | 331 | 297 | 281 | 419 | 472 | 396 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:28AM2.85m | 1:49PM2.78m | 2:14AM2.74m | 2:36PM2.67m | 3:05AM2.57m | 3:29PM2.52m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41AM0.13m | 8:02PM0.16m | 8:26AM0.27m | 8:52PM0.29m | 9:18AM0.44m | 9:50PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 606 | 521 | 395 | 324 | 241 | 210 | 181 | 765 | 684 | 605 | 613 | 529 | 468 | 534 | 540 | 644 | 749 | 331 | 297 | 281 | 216 | 472 | 396 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 425 | 413 | 326 | 390 | 390 | 401 | 401 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 193 | 191 | 191 | 419 | 130 | 126 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 73 | 208 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 73 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 73 | 25 | 0 |
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