Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 5AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 383 | 366 | 290 | 286 | 222 | 265 | 243 | 230 | 413 | 315 | 260 | 186 | 181 | 343 | 1326 | 1351 | 1172 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:46PM2.64m | 9:21AM2.64m | 9:42PM2.81m | 10:13AM2.77m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04AM0.24m | 3:28PM0.28m | 3:59AM0.08m | 4:19PM0.14m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 383 | 366 | 290 | 286 | 222 | 173 | 170 | 55 | 86 | 109 | 112 | 91 | 140 | 343 | 1326 | 1351 | 1172 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 63 | 47 | 36 | 25 | 190 | 265 | 243 | 156 | 413 | 315 | 260 | 186 | 181 | 264 | 75 | 70 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 18 | — | W 6 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 13 | W 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 57 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 230 | — | 3 | 3 | 20 | 101 | 124 | 37 | 74 | 109 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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