Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 3PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 329 | 323 | 317 | 317 | 302 | 296 | 249 | 244 | 437 | 788 | 754 | 725 | 725 | 618 | 618 | 618 | 511 | 232 | 540 | 1509 | 1604 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:01AM2.38m | 10:17PM2.50m | 10:40AM2.47m | 10:55PM2.60m | 11:17AM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08PM0.55m | 4:32AM0.44m | 4:46PM0.45m | 5:09AM0.34m | 5:22PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 |
Temp °C | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 329 | 323 | 317 | 317 | 302 | 296 | 249 | 244 | 437 | 788 | 754 | 725 | 725 | 618 | 618 | 618 | 511 | 212 | 331 | 356 | 1604 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 9 | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 16 | WSW 13 | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 25 | 45 | 165 | 146 | — | — | — | — | 65 | 31 | 106 | 198 | 232 | 124 | 268 | 401 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | WSW 16 | — | — | W 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 203 | — | — | 328 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 540 | 1509 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 178 | 157 | 168 |
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