Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 9PM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 16 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 14 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5592 | 3176 | 4148 | 4658 | 7038 | 3974 | 5106 | 6129 | 6698 | 6621 | 6739 | 6278 | 5734 | 5080 | 3557 | 3032 | 1543 | 1065 | 2266 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on |
High Tide | 00:13AM2.83m | 12:34PM2.74m | 00:51AM2.79m | 1:12PM2.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26AM0.10m | 6:42PM0.17m | 7:04AM0.16m | 7:22PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | W 13 | W 13 | W 8 | W 10 | W 14 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 3557 | 3032 | 682 | 882 | 2266 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 13 | W 14 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 1543 | 1065 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 14 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5592 | 3176 | 4148 | 4658 | 7038 | 3974 | 5106 | 6129 | 6698 | 6621 | 6739 | 6278 | 5734 | 5080 | 522 | 356 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 205 | 177 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 221 | 186 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 5 | 155 | 5 | 0 | 155 |
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