Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 3PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
533 | 496 | 424 | 496 | 487 | 394 | 686 | 758 | 739 | 839 | 796 | 657 | 639 | 845 | 724 | 714 | 605 | 596 | 485 | 465 | 458 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 2:29PM2.48m | 2:50AM2.40m | 3:14PM2.31m | 3:39AM2.21m | 4:06PM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21AM0.38m | 8:42PM0.48m | 9:04AM0.58m | 9:29PM0.67m | 9:53AM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||
7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
533 | 496 | 424 | 496 | 487 | 394 | 335 | 758 | 739 | 839 | 796 | 657 | 639 | 845 | 724 | 714 | 605 | 596 | 485 | 465 | 458 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — |
195 | 150 | 250 | 150 | 243 | 218 | 686 | 273 | 231 | 192 | 192 | 157 | 157 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | — | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
26 | 25 | — | 72 | 107 | 307 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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