
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 6AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the N by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
543 | 860 | 1051 | 1195 | 1315 | 1265 | 1169 | 991 | 845 | 813 | 682 | 631 | 305 | 329 | 560 | 1058 | 2264 | 4039 | 4283 | 3732 | 2996 | 2413 | 1517 | 1155 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:19PM2.71m | 10:42AM2.73m | 11:00PM2.84m | 11:22AM2.84m | 11:42PM2.92m | 12:04PM2.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31AM0.16m | 4:49PM0.16m | 5:12AM0.07m | 5:31PM0.06m | 5:54AM0.03m | 6:15PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
543 | 860 | 1051 | 1195 | 1315 | 1265 | 1169 | 991 | 845 | 813 | 682 | 631 | 239 | 181 | 178 | 178 | — | 4039 | 4283 | 3732 | 2996 | 2413 | 1517 | 1155 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 |
246 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 30 | 62 | 64 | 57 | 55 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | 133 | 436 | 359 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | W 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 102 | 130 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 305 | 329 | 560 | 1058 | 2264 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 0 | 12 | 25 | 51 | 0 | 186 | 186 | 205 | 192 | 199 | 205 | 155 | 205 | 176 | 176 | 169 | 169 | 36 |
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