Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 12PM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2945 | 3009 | 2861 | 2825 | 2634 | 2736 | 2972 | 3177 | 3059 | 2647 | 2341 | 2147 | 1989 | 2016 | 1169 | 1019 | 754 | 1108 | 965 | 529 | 822 | 704 | 684 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:02AM3.01m | 12:26PM2.85m | 00:44AM2.93m | 1:07PM2.76m | 1:25AM2.78m | 1:48PM2.63m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18AM-0.07m | 6:34PM0.04m | 6:59AM0.03m | 7:16PM0.15m | 7:40AM0.19m | 7:58PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
2945 | 3009 | 2861 | 2825 | 2634 | 2736 | 2972 | 3177 | 3059 | 2647 | 2341 | 2147 | 1989 | 2016 | 1169 | 1019 | 754 | 1108 | 965 | 529 | 822 | 704 | 684 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 273 | 231 | 235 | — | — | 148 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 0 |
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