
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 4PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
202 | 195 | 150 | 147 | 109 | 107 | 74 | 218 | 214 | 188 | 144 | 124 | 275 | 244 | 239 | 208 | 203 | 149 | 125 | 79 | 70 | 68 | 288 | 536 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:36AM2.42m | 8:57PM2.53m | 9:25AM2.51m | 9:45PM2.60m | 10:09AM2.60m | 10:27PM2.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:42PM0.47m | 3:11AM0.35m | 3:32PM0.38m | 3:56AM0.30m | 4:16PM0.31m | 4:37AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | 8:24 | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
202 | 195 | 150 | 147 | 94 | 89 | 74 | 218 | 214 | 188 | 144 | 54 | 275 | 244 | 239 | 208 | 203 | 149 | 125 | 79 | 70 | 68 | 288 | 536 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 |
40 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 109 | 107 | — | 41 | 40 | 40 | 27 | 28 | 46 | 41 | 40 | 59 | 56 | 55 | 88 | 53 | 35 | 34 | 68 | 53 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 |
23 | 16 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 45 | 64 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 75 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 19 | 54 | — | — | 119 | — | — | — | — | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 25 | 199 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 178 | 12 | 134 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 226 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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