Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 18s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 2PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 18 | WSW 15 | W 19 | WSW 19 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
314 | 387 | 470 | 1406 | 2069 | 2641 | 2702 | 3009 | 2861 | 2825 | 2634 | 2736 | 2736 | 3177 | 2825 | 2647 | 2341 | 2147 | 2177 | 2016 | 1169 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:44AM2.88m | 00:02AM3.01m | 12:26PM2.85m | 00:44AM2.93m | 1:07PM2.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51PM0.01m | 6:18AM-0.07m | 6:34PM0.04m | 6:59AM0.03m | 7:16PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
Feels °C | 8 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 19 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
213 | 154 | 119 | 1406 | 2069 | 2641 | 2702 | 3009 | 2861 | 2825 | 2634 | 2736 | 2736 | 3177 | 2825 | 2647 | 2341 | 2147 | 2177 | 2016 | 1169 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 |
314 | 387 | 411 | 112 | 15 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 273 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 19 | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
215 | 273 | 470 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 176 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 124 | 5 | 0 | 73 |
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