
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 9AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1622 | 2612 | 5072 | 4963 | 4782 | 4541 | 3966 | 3647 | 3059 | 2753 | 2235 | 1989 | 1576 | 1354 | 1063 | 912 | 788 | 747 | 743 | 711 | 700 | 599 | 572 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:22AM2.25m | 8:38PM2.39m | 9:03AM2.41m | 9:17PM2.56m | 9:40AM2.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09AM0.67m | 2:27PM0.66m | 2:52AM0.49m | 3:07PM0.48m | 3:30AM0.31m | 3:45PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
1622 | 2612 | 5072 | 4963 | 4782 | 4541 | 3966 | 3647 | 3059 | 2753 | 2235 | 1989 | 1576 | 1354 | 1063 | 912 | 788 | 747 | 743 | 711 | 700 | 599 | 572 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 |
104 | 766 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
828 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 0 | 0 |
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