
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 4PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the N by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
666 | 648 | 639 | 529 | 404 | 543 | 860 | 1051 | 1195 | 1315 | 1265 | 1169 | 991 | 944 | 813 | 694 | 631 | 239 | 327 | 557 | 1034 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:03AM2.58m | 10:19PM2.71m | 10:42AM2.73m | 11:00PM2.84m | 11:22AM2.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08PM0.31m | 4:31AM0.16m | 4:49PM0.16m | 5:12AM0.07m | 5:31PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 |
666 | 648 | 639 | 529 | 313 | 543 | 860 | 1051 | 1195 | 1315 | 1265 | 1169 | 991 | 944 | 813 | 694 | 631 | 239 | 184 | 178 | 128 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 17 |
373 | 273 | 262 | 304 | 404 | 246 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 30 | 62 | 64 | 57 | 55 | 92 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 207 | 327 | 557 | 1034 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 36 | 155 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 192 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 51 | 0 | 186 | 178 | 192 | 205 | 205 |
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