Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 5PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | NW 8 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2719 | 1898 | 1486 | 1138 | 868 | 734 | 486 | 416 | 273 | 293 | 276 | 358 | 427 | 509 | 625 | 1003 | 862 | 4161 | 2196 | 3403 | 5653 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:48AM2.63m | 11:02PM2.76m | 11:23AM2.70m | 11:37PM2.82m | 11:58AM2.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54PM0.26m | 5:15AM0.14m | 5:28PM0.19m | 5:50AM0.09m | 6:04PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | WSW 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 13 | W 13 | NNW 7 | — | N 8 | — |
| kJ | 2719 | 137 | 1486 | 1138 | 868 | 734 | 486 | 362 | 273 | 214 | 182 | 69 | 143 | 173 | 241 | 1003 | 862 | 11 | — | 5 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 24 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 195 | 11 | 137 | 137 | 135 | 170 | 485 | 416 | 225 | 137 | 94 | 358 | 427 | 509 | 625 | 596 | 542 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 24 | — | W 23 | W 23 | W 22 | W 22 | W 22 | WSW 21 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | WNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 13 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | — | 10 | 40 | 39 | 85 | 82 | 151 | 225 | 293 | 276 | 30 | 51 | 32 | 168 | 21 | 17 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | 1898 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 115 | — | — | — | — | 176 | 4161 | 2196 | 3403 | 5653 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 186 | 155 | 169 | 36 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 36 | 155 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 68 | 186 | 192 | 205 | 155 | 221 |
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