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Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 2AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. 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 123mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | |
156 | 99 | 99 | 68 | 57 | 32 | 46 | 47 | 81 | 82 | 94 | 126 | 123 | 121 | 120 | 287 | 1320 | 1255 | 1202 | 1015 | 727 | 586 | 626 | 1202 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:07AM2.44m | 1:31PM2.33m | 1:48AM2.34m | 2:15PM2.22m | 2:35AM2.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00PM0.56m | 7:23AM0.55m | 7:40PM0.66m | 8:07AM0.65m | 8:25PM0.75m | 8:56AM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | |
5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 21 | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
156 | 99 | 99 | 68 | 57 | 32 | 46 | 47 | 20 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 56 | 76 | 64 | 287 | 81 | 80 | 1202 | 1015 | 727 | 586 | 79 | 107 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | NW 6 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 10 | W 9 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 81 | 82 | 94 | 126 | 123 | 121 | 120 | 81 | — | — | 80 | 81 | 116 | 79 | 32 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | W 17 | NNW 6 | N 6 | WSW 12 | N 10 | N 10 | W 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 18 | W 18 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 33 | 26 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 180 | 419 | 1320 | 1255 | — | — | — | — | 626 | 1202 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 199 | 211 | 205 | 205 | 157 | 155 | 134 | 157 | 157 |
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