Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 3PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 107mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1599 | 627 | 617 | 507 | 660 | 775 | 788 | 717 | 563 | 541 | 719 | 613 | 1522 | 2224 | 2998 | 3783 | 2487 | 1801 | 1627 | 1644 | 1721 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:36AM2.39m | 9:51PM2.54m | 10:13AM2.52m | 10:27PM2.67m | 10:48AM2.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42PM0.51m | 4:05AM0.37m | 4:18PM0.38m | 4:41AM0.24m | 4:54PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | |
mm | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 16 | NW 8 | NW 10 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 23 | W 22 |
1599 | 627 | 617 | 444 | 660 | 775 | 788 | 717 | 563 | 541 | 183 | 613 | 1522 | 203 | 215 | 158 | 147 | 128 | 126 | 40 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 367 | 350 | 314 | 202 | 160 | 121 | 72 | 253 | 218 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 10 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 30 | 7 | 99 | 102 | 96 | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | N 7 | — | NW 10 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 |
— | 371 | 428 | 507 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 719 | 130 | — | 2224 | 2998 | 3783 | 2487 | 1801 | 1627 | 1644 | 1721 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 157 | 155 | 192 | 176 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 116 | 124 | 12 | 168 | 186 | 227 | 155 | 186 | 186 | 169 | 159 |
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