
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 2PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NNW 9 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1881 | 1630 | 1404 | 1216 | 1046 | 892 | 764 | 648 | 657 | 581 | 628 | 628 | 520 | 424 | 408 | 314 | 314 | 296 | 330 | 338 | 288 | 295 | 268 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:34AM2.70m | 10:51PM2.81m | 11:14AM2.77m | 11:31PM2.84m | 11:51AM2.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23AM0.15m | 4:40PM0.18m | 5:04AM0.09m | 5:21PM0.12m | 5:42AM0.08m | 5:59PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 |
1881 | 1630 | 1404 | 1216 | 1046 | 892 | 764 | 648 | 657 | 581 | 628 | 628 | 520 | 188 | 268 | 303 | 298 | 187 | 330 | 338 | 288 | 295 | 268 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
82 | 71 | 59 | 57 | 45 | 37 | 30 | 40 | 38 | 29 | 36 | 47 | 70 | 424 | 408 | 314 | 314 | 141 | 304 | 292 | 280 | 215 | 213 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | — | WSW 18 | — | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 67 | — | 63 | — | 296 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
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