Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 9AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 492 | 343 | 416 | 544 | 716 | 1568 | 1468 | 5587 | 5555 | 5850 | 5003 | 4301 | 3778 | 3882 | 3452 | 3191 | 2908 | 2652 | 2445 | 2652 | 733 | 773 | 792 | 780 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:24AM2.80m | 10:45PM2.94m | 11:16AM2.86m | 11:36PM3.01m | 12:05PM2.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09AM0.07m | 4:32PM0.15m | 5:03AM-0.03m | 5:23PM0.07m | 5:54AM-0.08m | 6:12PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 492 | 302 | 416 | 544 | 716 | 1568 | 1468 | 5587 | 5555 | 5850 | 5003 | 4301 | 3778 | 3882 | 3452 | 3191 | 2908 | 2652 | 2445 | — | 733 | 522 | 792 | 780 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 8 | WSW 18 | W 13 | W 18 | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 156 | 343 | 176 | 107 | 277 | 328 | 1133 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 536 | 724 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | — | W 18 | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 84 | 85 | 76 | — | 230 | — | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 8 | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 201 | 250 | 160 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2652 | 594 | 773 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 12 | 177 | 203 | 203 | 196 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 169 | 169 | 182 | 166 | 169 | 178 | 169 | 155 | 155 | 169 | 186 | 155 | 134 | 5 |
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