
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 8PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
905 | 843 | 600 | 690 | 590 | 590 | 421 | 875 | 956 | 2109 | 1822 | 1822 | 1945 | 1674 | 1579 | 1938 | 1703 | 1191 | 957 | 320 | 279 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:37PM2.61m | 1:58AM2.50m | 2:15PM2.48m | 2:38AM2.35m | 2:56PM2.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31AM0.35m | 7:51PM0.38m | 8:08AM0.50m | 8:31PM0.53m | 8:49AM0.66m | 9:16PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | |
mm | 16 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 |
Feels °C | 13 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 10 | W 10 |
905 | 843 | 600 | 690 | 590 | 590 | 421 | 875 | 956 | 2109 | 1822 | 1822 | 1945 | 1674 | 1579 | 1938 | 1703 | 1191 | 957 | 320 | 279 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | W 16 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 12 | WSW 12 |
— | 109 | 135 | 88 | 65 | 38 | 43 | 67 | 607 | 123 | 114 | 100 | 80 | 51 | 31 | — | — | 21 | 21 | 309 | 248 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 12 | W 19 | W 18 | N 6 | NW 7 | W 17 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 3 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 265 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
115 | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 178 | 36 | 178 | 5 | 177 | 179 | 36 | 73 | 205 | 73 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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