
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 6PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | WSW 15 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
251 | 286 | 419 | 404 | 449 | 546 | 663 | 625 | 522 | 424 | 347 | 311 | 449 | 862 | 838 | 780 | 661 | 661 | 646 | 547 | 531 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:29PM2.52m | 4:06AM2.40m | 4:35PM2.39m | 5:21AM2.27m | 5:54PM2.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18AM0.44m | 9:50PM0.44m | 10:20AM0.60m | 11:00PM0.56m | 11:34AM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
251 | 286 | 145 | 404 | 449 | 546 | 663 | 625 | 522 | 424 | 347 | 311 | 257 | 862 | 838 | 780 | 661 | 661 | 646 | 547 | 531 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
191 | 188 | 419 | 130 | 126 | 123 | 123 | 121 | 121 | 118 | 213 | 297 | 449 | 106 | 62 | 59 | 59 | 44 | 43 | 35 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 25 | 36 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 204 | 5 | 5 |
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