
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 11AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2568 | 3551 | 5006 | 7440 | 6779 | 5642 | 4681 | 3766 | 2968 | 2314 | 1206 | 1563 | 849 | 1006 | 987 | 787 | 996 | 946 | 915 | 802 | 699 | 594 | 491 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:35AM2.11m | 8:01PM2.19m | 8:31AM2.18m | 8:52PM2.28m | 9:19AM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19AM0.83m | 1:44PM0.84m | 2:17AM0.77m | 2:39PM0.77m | 3:08AM0.67m | 3:26PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
2568 | 3551 | 5006 | 7440 | 6779 | 5642 | 4681 | 3766 | 2968 | 2314 | 1206 | 1563 | 849 | 1006 | 987 | 787 | 996 | 946 | 915 | 802 | 699 | 594 | 491 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | WNW 8 | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
169 | 138 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 454 | — | 113 | — | — | 350 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
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