
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (03 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 6PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
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 45mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Mon 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
158 | 176 | 210 | 268 | 300 | 861 | 1294 | 1684 | 2022 | 2556 | 2287 | 3031 | 2093 | 1492 | 1199 | 1015 | 783 | 656 | 969 | 2804 | 2599 | 3018 | 3264 | 3434 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:53PM2.47m | 1:08AM2.55m | 1:31PM2.44m | 1:46AM2.52m | 2:11PM2.41m | 2:27AM2.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:46AM0.38m | 7:00PM0.45m | 7:24AM0.39m | 7:38PM0.47m | 8:03AM0.41m | 8:18PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | |
— | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WSW 16 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 |
158 | 176 | 210 | 268 | 300 | 861 | 1294 | 1684 | 2022 | 50 | 2287 | 3031 | 2093 | 1492 | 1199 | 1015 | 783 | 656 | 969 | 2804 | 2599 | 3018 | 3264 | 3434 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | — | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | NW 9 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
21 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 89 | 17 | 7 | — | 9 | 35 | 123 | 273 | 328 | 509 | 498 | 448 | 422 | 399 | 440 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | W 24 | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | WSW 14 | — | — | WSW 14 | W 11 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 17 | — | 11 | — | — | — | 49 | — | 41 | — | — | 62 | 154 | 401 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2556 | 1026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 124 | 124 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 168 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 155 | 157 | 36 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
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