
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (04 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 11PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
322 | 312 | 290 | 229 | 222 | 215 | 202 | 152 | 150 | 147 | 109 | 107 | 66 | 186 | 208 | 188 | 148 | 108 | 268 | 239 | 233 | 182 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:01PM2.46m | 8:36AM2.42m | 8:57PM2.53m | 9:25AM2.51m | 9:45PM2.60m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18AM0.43m | 2:42PM0.47m | 3:11AM0.35m | 3:32PM0.38m | 3:56AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | |
— | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | 8:23 | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
102 | 181 | 177 | 99 | 79 | 215 | 202 | 152 | 150 | 40 | 54 | 69 | 123 | 186 | 208 | 188 | 148 | 108 | 268 | 239 | 233 | 182 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | NW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 |
322 | 312 | 290 | 229 | 222 | 57 | 40 | 29 | 16 | 147 | 109 | 107 | 66 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 27 | 64 | 46 | 42 | 40 | 59 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | N 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 9 | NW 6 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | WSW 12 | W 16 | W 19 | W 18 | W 15 |
43 | — | 3 | 28 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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