Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 3PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 314 | 396 | 451 | 658 | 551 | 471 | 788 | 887 | 986 | 849 | 1144 | 1904 | 1651 | 1440 | 1422 | 1418 | 1232 | 1520 | 1663 | 1641 | 1310 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:48PM2.48m | 2:10AM2.37m | 2:30PM2.31m | 2:56AM2.18m | 3:20PM2.15m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41AM0.44m | 8:03PM0.51m | 8:22AM0.63m | 8:48PM0.69m | 9:10AM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 314 | 396 | 451 | 658 | 551 | 465 | 516 | 686 | 558 | 645 | 1144 | 913 | 1308 | 1268 | 755 | 528 | 654 | 673 | 1663 | 1641 | 1310 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | — | 238 | 471 | 788 | 887 | 986 | 849 | 886 | 1904 | 1651 | 1440 | 1422 | 1418 | 1232 | 1520 | 524 | 399 | 524 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | 73 | 73 | 58 | 44 | 47 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 11 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
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