Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 7PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 613 | 507 | 413 | 395 | 139 | 125 | 125 | 148 | 314 | 442 | 584 | 763 | 711 | 788 | 844 | 893 | 955 | 1044 | 1780 | 1415 | 1496 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:10PM2.63m | 1:29AM2.55m | 1:48PM2.48m | 2:10AM2.37m | 2:30PM2.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03AM0.26m | 7:22PM0.33m | 7:41AM0.44m | 8:03PM0.51m | 8:22AM0.63m | 8:48PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | — | WNW 9 | W 10 |
| kJ | 613 | 507 | 413 | 395 | 100 | 125 | 125 | 148 | 314 | 442 | 584 | 763 | 711 | 788 | 844 | 893 | 955 | 1044 | — | 579 | 1108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 139 | 98 | 96 | 93 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 277 | 458 | 792 | 743 | 743 | 777 | — | 1415 | 1496 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | WSW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1780 | 863 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 12 | 116 | 155 | 169 | 36 | 155 | 159 | 176 | 12 |
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