
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (27 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 10PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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) | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 10 | WSW 14 | W 10 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2795 | 2447 | 2646 | 2558 | 2335 | 1891 | 1352 | 1080 | 1225 | 1225 | 823 | 1121 | 971 | 939 | 886 | 765 | 799 | 605 | 605 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:08AM2.90m | 12:29PM2.85m | 00:47AM2.91m | 1:08PM2.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20AM0.02m | 6:37PM0.06m | 6:59AM0.04m | 7:18PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | W 19 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
2795 | 2447 | 89 | 81 | 128 | 192 | 247 | 322 | 372 | 432 | 572 | 1121 | 971 | 810 | 734 | 710 | 654 | 587 | 563 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | W 22 | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | WSW 16 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
38 | 36 | — | — | — | — | 232 | 307 | — | — | 432 | — | 966 | 939 | 886 | 765 | 799 | 605 | 605 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2646 | 2558 | 2335 | 1891 | 1352 | 1080 | 1225 | 1225 | 823 | 885 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 173 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 166 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 73 | 134 | 12 |
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