
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 2PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 15 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
684 | 605 | 521 | 529 | 468 | 527 | 540 | 540 | 636 | 628 | 251 | 286 | 419 | 472 | 418 | 599 | 716 | 676 | 567 | 472 | 416 | 342 | 309 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | off |
High Tide | 2:14AM2.74m | 2:36PM2.67m | 3:05AM2.57m | 3:29PM2.52m | 4:06AM2.40m | 4:35PM2.39m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26AM0.27m | 8:52PM0.29m | 9:18AM0.44m | 9:50PM0.44m | 10:20AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
684 | 605 | 521 | 529 | 468 | 527 | 540 | 540 | 636 | 628 | 251 | 286 | 179 | 472 | 418 | 599 | 716 | 676 | 567 | 472 | 416 | 342 | 298 | |
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 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 191 | 191 | 419 | 130 | 126 | 123 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 118 | 116 | 236 | 309 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 73 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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