Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 10AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
384 | 558 | 456 | 423 | 417 | 341 | 273 | 269 | 207 | 222 | 326 | 284 | 408 | 884 | 1103 | 1514 | 1805 | 2568 | 3729 | 4679 | 5894 | 6678 | 8487 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:38AM2.07m | 5:10PM2.06m | 5:51AM2.00m | 6:25PM2.05m | 7:05AM2.02m | 7:33PM2.11m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53AM0.90m | 11:33PM0.92m | 12:04PM0.96m | 00:46AM0.92m | 1:16PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 11 | W 10 | W 13 | W 19 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
384 | 558 | 456 | 423 | 417 | 341 | 273 | 269 | 207 | 222 | 326 | 284 | 408 | 125 | 190 | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 20 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 19 | W 16 | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
134 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 90 | 59 | 123 | 20 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 26 | 884 | 1103 | 1514 | 1805 | 2568 | 3729 | 4679 | 5894 | 6678 | 8487 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 116 | 186 | 186 | 192 | 186 | 205 | 205 | 196 | 205 | 239 | 205 | 205 |
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