
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 8PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1452 | 1181 | 956 | 309 | 230 | 196 | 341 | 336 | 279 | 224 | 213 | 209 | 217 | 217 | 173 | 173 | 170 | 70 | 79 | 75 | 94 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:56PM2.33m | 3:24AM2.19m | 3:46PM2.19m | 4:19AM2.06m | 4:47PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49AM0.66m | 9:16PM0.68m | 9:36AM0.80m | 10:09PM0.81m | 10:33AM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 |
1452 | 1181 | 956 | 216 | 230 | 196 | 341 | 336 | 279 | 224 | 213 | 209 | 217 | 217 | 173 | 173 | 170 | 65 | 79 | 75 | 89 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | — | — | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NNW 7 | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | W 20 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 |
18 | — | — | 309 | 195 | 152 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | 70 | 52 | 44 | 94 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 33 | 61 | 46 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 173 | 166 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
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