
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 3PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun morning, fresh winds from the N by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4473 | 3627 | 2920 | 2466 | 1982 | 799 | 1228 | 1070 | 809 | 593 | 497 | 416 | 350 | 287 | 421 | 148 | 256 | 306 | 388 | 568 | 1627 | 1411 | 1626 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:58AM2.59m | 3:22PM2.60m | 4:01AM2.43m | 4:28PM2.48m | 5:13AM2.32m | 5:42PM2.41m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:09AM0.40m | 9:45PM0.36m | 10:12AM0.54m | 10:53PM0.47m | 11:22AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | W 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
4473 | 3627 | 2920 | 2466 | 1982 | 799 | 1228 | 1070 | 809 | 593 | 497 | 416 | 350 | 287 | 421 | 148 | 256 | 306 | 388 | 236 | 1627 | 1411 | 1626 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | N 16 | N 15 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 311 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | N 16 | N 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | NNE 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 568 | — | 45 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 134 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 25 | 182 | 12 | 73 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 192 | 205 | 205 | 124 |
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