Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 7PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 17 | W 17 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 754 | 845 | 734 | 845 | 1932 | 1999 | 1881 | 1630 | 1404 | 1216 | 1046 | 892 | 764 | 648 | 657 | 684 | 628 | 628 | 520 | 513 | 402 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:51AM2.59m | 10:09PM2.74m | 10:34AM2.70m | 10:51PM2.81m | 11:14AM2.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56PM0.29m | 4:23AM0.15m | 4:40PM0.18m | 5:04AM0.09m | 5:21PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 17 | W 17 | 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 |
| kJ | 754 | 845 | 734 | 845 | 1932 | 1999 | 1881 | 1630 | 1404 | 1216 | 1046 | 892 | 764 | 648 | 657 | 684 | 628 | 628 | 520 | 151 | 228 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | W 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 | 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 |
| kJ | 132 | 117 | 93 | 515 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 71 | 59 | 57 | 45 | 37 | 37 | 30 | 41 | 41 | 46 | 46 | 61 | 513 | 402 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 18 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 321 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 67 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 226 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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