
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 2PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1121 | 1077 | 1035 | 1576 | 1402 | 1240 | 1106 | 965 | 845 | 724 | 613 | 507 | 413 | 390 | 139 | 125 | 151 | 190 | 223 | 468 | 883 | 1230 | 1093 | |
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 | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:13AM2.86m | 12:33PM2.76m | 00:51AM2.72m | 1:10PM2.63m | 1:29AM2.55m | 1:48PM2.48m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26AM0.10m | 6:43PM0.18m | 7:03AM0.26m | 7:22PM0.33m | 7:41AM0.44m | 8:03PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
580 | 425 | 1035 | 1576 | 1402 | 1240 | 1106 | 965 | 845 | 724 | 613 | 507 | 413 | 390 | 128 | 125 | 151 | 190 | 223 | 468 | 883 | 1230 | 1093 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | WSW 12 |
1121 | 1077 | 317 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 139 | 98 | 98 | 95 | 119 | 87 | — | — | 205 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 73 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 186 | 116 | 124 | 12 |
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