Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 11PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 137 | 99 | 95 | 149 | 280 | 240 | 231 | 288 | 269 | 254 | 253 | 246 | 242 | 238 | 276 | 263 | 263 | 318 | 267 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:28AM1.99m | 5:59PM2.04m | 6:42AM2.00m | 7:09PM2.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13PM0.89m | 11:41AM0.96m | 00:23AM0.89m | 12:51PM0.92m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 12 | W 7 |
| kJ | 137 | 99 | 94 | 86 | 97 | 125 | 160 | 160 | 269 | 151 | 147 | 164 | 218 | 202 | 163 | 121 | 115 | 318 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | N 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 48 | 46 | 95 | 149 | 280 | 240 | 231 | 288 | 4 | 254 | 253 | 246 | 242 | 238 | 276 | 263 | 263 | 60 | 267 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | — | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 18 | W 17 |
| kJ | 33 | 61 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 107 | 217 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 160 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 73 | 155 | 179 | 211 | 157 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 211 | 36 | 116 |
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