Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 7AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 424 | 506 | 724 | 913 | 1330 | 1486 | 1597 | 1783 | 3866 | 4220 | 4064 | 4110 | 3703 | 3898 | 4764 | 5568 | 4979 | 4217 | 3254 | 2697 | 2408 | 1952 | 1642 | 1318 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:13AM2.87m | 1:33PM2.85m | 2:03AM2.75m | 2:24PM2.74m | 2:58AM2.59m | 3:22PM2.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24AM0.13m | 7:50PM0.09m | 8:14AM0.26m | 8:44PM0.22m | 9:09AM0.40m | 9:45PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 424 | 506 | 724 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4064 | — | — | — | — | — | 4979 | 4217 | 3254 | 2697 | 2408 | 1952 | 1642 | 1318 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 211 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | W 14 | — | W 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 136 | 456 | 913 | 1330 | 1486 | 1597 | 1783 | 3866 | 4220 | — | 4110 | 3703 | 3898 | 4764 | 5568 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 169 | 169 | 186 | 211 | 208 | 157 | 169 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 176 | 166 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 0 |
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