Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 12AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 14 | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 129 | 386 | 258 | 232 | 200 | 196 | 255 | 266 | 1346 | 631 | 1310 | 1145 | 1088 | 917 | 666 | 648 | 639 | 443 | 404 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:54PM2.38m | 9:22AM2.41m | 9:37PM2.55m | 10:03AM2.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09AM0.48m | 3:27PM0.48m | 3:51AM0.31m | 4:08PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 14 | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 74 | 386 | 258 | 232 | 200 | 196 | 255 | 225 | 1346 | 631 | 1310 | 1145 | 1088 | 917 | 666 | 648 | 639 | 443 | 313 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 20 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 129 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 86 | 76 | 85 | 266 | — | 413 | — | — | — | 200 | 373 | 273 | 262 | 304 | 404 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | — | W 24 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | 11 | 25 | 31 | 52 | 132 | 194 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 205 | 211 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 36 | 155 | 36 | 0 |
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