
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 1PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
686 | 527 | 534 | 540 | 516 | 509 | 429 | 507 | 322 | 318 | 516 | 457 | 421 | 416 | 441 | 534 | 636 | 693 | 754 | 845 | 734 | 845 | 1004 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:59AM2.32m | 8:24PM2.48m | 9:01AM2.45m | 9:21PM2.62m | 9:51AM2.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37AM0.53m | 2:06PM0.59m | 2:43AM0.40m | 3:06PM0.44m | 3:37AM0.26m | 3:56PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
686 | 527 | 534 | 540 | 516 | 509 | 429 | 507 | 218 | 318 | 516 | 457 | 421 | 416 | 441 | 231 | 207 | 693 | 754 | 845 | 734 | 845 | 674 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WSW 18 | W 14 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | W 18 | W 17 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 37 | 58 | 322 | 148 | 65 | 69 | 77 | 73 | 161 | 534 | 636 | 161 | 132 | 120 | 95 | 515 | 1004 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | — | — | — | WSW 19 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 37 | — | 75 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 321 | 98 | 77 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 36 | 5 | 0 |
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