Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 19s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 8AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 21s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | W 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 9 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 264 | 488 | 758 | 754 | 924 | 1287 | 2697 | 3333 | 6410 | 6141 | 5747 | 5260 | 4423 | 2641 | 1964 | 6330 | 6877 | 4905 | 4829 | 6737 | 3017 | 2886 | 2381 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:56AM2.75m | 10:14PM2.92m | 10:39AM2.83m | 10:56PM2.97m | 11:18AM2.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:44AM0.08m | 4:02PM0.13m | 4:28AM-0.02m | 4:45PM0.04m | 5:09AM-0.05m | 5:25PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 10 |
| kJ | 264 | 488 | 758 | 754 | 924 | 1034 | 890 | 3333 | 6410 | 6141 | 5747 | 5260 | 4423 | 2641 | 1964 | — | — | 4905 | 4829 | 6737 | 3017 | 2886 | 1218 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WSW 10 | W 16 |
| kJ | 221 | 276 | 329 | 517 | 775 | 1287 | 2697 | 789 | — | — | — | — | — | 503 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 735 | 190 | 2381 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WSW 22 | — | — | W 20 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 87 | 157 | — | — | 783 | 521 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 6 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | — | WSW 9 | W 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 239 | 688 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 929 | 6330 | 6877 | 833 | 851 | — | 586 | 842 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 134 | 176 | 177 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 157 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 168 | 308 | 311 | 155 |
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