
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 3PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 2.0m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1106 | 1788 | 971 | 1381 | 1496 | 1630 | 1589 | 1386 | 1382 | 1364 | 2404 | 2404 | 1310 | 1275 | 2474 | 2508 | 2311 | 2686 | 1292 | 1275 | 3762 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:30PM2.31m | 2:56AM2.18m | 3:20PM2.15m | 3:55AM2.04m | 4:26PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22AM0.63m | 8:48PM0.69m | 9:10AM0.81m | 9:42PM0.85m | 10:10AM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — |
1106 | 1788 | 753 | 989 | 957 | 838 | 533 | 1386 | 1382 | 1364 | 2404 | 2404 | 1310 | 1275 | 2474 | 2508 | 2311 | 2686 | 1292 | 1275 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NW 8 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 8 | N 7 | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
411 | 176 | 971 | 1381 | 1496 | 1630 | 1589 | 471 | 524 | 546 | 11 | 4 | 408 | 399 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 19 | 19 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 443 | 583 | 3762 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 134 | 157 | 155 |
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