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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
15.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Nine Mile today?
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 7PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
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 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | |
218 | 215 | 212 | 207 | 207 | 168 | 173 | 210 | 215 | 163 | 156 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 57 | 32 | 46 | 47 | 81 | 81 | 94 | 113 | 149 | 153 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:13PM2.53m | 00:28AM2.54m | 12:50PM2.44m | 1:07AM2.44m | 1:31PM2.33m | 1:48AM2.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06AM0.37m | 6:22PM0.46m | 6:43AM0.45m | 7:00PM0.56m | 7:23AM0.55m | 7:40PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | |
— | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 10 | |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
218 | 215 | 212 | 207 | 207 | 168 | 173 | 210 | 215 | 163 | 156 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 57 | 32 | 46 | 47 | 29 | 55 | 76 | 113 | 149 | 153 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | NW 5 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 81 | 81 | 94 | 89 | 123 | 120 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | N 13 | N 6 | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | W 17 | NNW 6 | N 6 | WSW 12 | N 12 | N 10 | W 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 32 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
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