
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 2PM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2437 | 1989 | 1739 | 1354 | 1195 | 1033 | 899 | 861 | 836 | 919 | 799 | 787 | 835 | 679 | 566 | 563 | 192 | 189 | 186 | 288 | 437 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:03AM2.41m | 9:17PM2.56m | 9:40AM2.56m | 9:54PM2.71m | 10:16AM2.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07PM0.48m | 3:30AM0.31m | 3:45PM0.32m | 4:07AM0.17m | 4:21PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
2437 | 1989 | 1739 | 1354 | 1195 | 1033 | 899 | 861 | 836 | 919 | 799 | 787 | 835 | 679 | 566 | 563 | 142 | 131 | 186 | 288 | 437 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 24 | 6 | — | 20 | 20 | 192 | 189 | 111 | 101 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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