
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 9PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 10 | W 11 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1275 | 1275 | 4343 | 5140 | 4000 | 6078 | 7622 | 8380 | 8211 | 8011 | 6668 | 5511 | 4748 | 3784 | 3022 | 2424 | 2012 | 1463 | 1285 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:11AM1.96m | 5:45PM2.01m | 6:30AM1.99m | 6:58PM2.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52PM0.95m | 11:25AM1.00m | 00:10AM0.94m | 12:40PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | |
mm | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
1275 | 1275 | — | — | — | — | — | 8380 | 8211 | 8011 | 6668 | 5511 | 4748 | 3784 | 3022 | 2424 | 2012 | 1463 | 1285 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 15 | W 15 | W 10 | W 11 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
641 | 779 | 4343 | 5140 | 4000 | 6078 | 7622 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 182 | 157 | 155 | 205 | 155 | 173 | 403 | 674 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 0 |
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