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Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
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Nine Mile surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
15.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Nine Mile today?
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 9AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 139mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the N by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | |
57 | 32 | 46 | 47 | 81 | 82 | 94 | 128 | 123 | 121 | 219 | 697 | 1219 | 1255 | 1094 | 926 | 844 | 1082 | 1320 | 2212 | 3170 | 2831 | 3408 | 4567 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:07AM2.44m | 1:31PM2.33m | 1:48AM2.34m | 2:15PM2.22m | 2:35AM2.24m | 3:06PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23AM0.55m | 7:40PM0.66m | 8:07AM0.65m | 8:25PM0.75m | 8:56AM0.73m | 9:17PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
6 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — |
57 | 32 | 46 | 47 | 18 | 24 | 32 | 28 | 61 | 80 | 48 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 116 | 115 | 78 | 75 | 98 | 117 | 115 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | NNW 6 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | N 6 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | — |
3 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 81 | 82 | 94 | 24 | 123 | 121 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 34 | 29 | 15 | 32 | 69 | 72 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | NNW 6 | N 6 | WSW 12 | N 10 | N 10 | W 12 | WSW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — |
6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 128 | 20 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 25 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 219 | 697 | 1219 | 1255 | 1094 | 926 | 844 | 1082 | 1320 | 2212 | 3170 | 2831 | 3408 | 4567 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 186 | 205 | 205 | 186 | 208 | 205 | 155 | 12 | 134 | 168 | 365 | 227 | 396 | 205 |
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