Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (02 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 10PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1147 | 1472 | 443 | 377 | 500 | 724 | 460 | 407 | 994 | 1106 | 1075 | 1106 | 1195 | 1180 | 1528 | 2289 | 2694 | 3304 | 3776 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:18AM2.57m | 2:44PM2.48m | 3:14AM2.42m | 3:44PM2.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07PM0.34m | 8:34AM0.42m | 9:01PM0.47m | 9:31AM0.57m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | — | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — |
1147 | — | 443 | 377 | 500 | 724 | 460 | 407 | 994 | 1106 | 1075 | 1106 | 1195 | 1180 | 991 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 276 | 215 | 163 | 154 | 270 | 183 | 169 | 204 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 163 | 222 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 14 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
— | 1472 | 286 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 221 | 524 | 994 | 1528 | 2289 | 2694 | 3304 | 3776 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 134 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 186 | 186 | 192 | 205 | 196 | 221 | 207 | 208 |
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