
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (22 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 11AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 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 22mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thu 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NW 9 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
249 | 197 | 177 | 163 | 213 | 478 | 390 | 390 | 384 | 390 | 322 | 326 | 331 | 281 | 281 | 201 | 192 | 187 | 141 | 141 | 152 | 236 | 297 | 337 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:18AM2.45m | 4:52PM2.32m | 5:17AM2.33m | 5:50PM2.26m | 6:15AM2.25m | 6:47PM2.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37AM0.49m | 11:01PM0.60m | 11:33AM0.59m | 00:00AM0.67m | 12:29PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:09 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 8 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 7 |
223 | 197 | 177 | 121 | 91 | 478 | 390 | 390 | 384 | 390 | 322 | 326 | 331 | 281 | 281 | 201 | 192 | 187 | 141 | 141 | 152 | 140 | 173 | 337 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 4 | N 4 | N 6 | N 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | N 8 |
249 | 190 | 141 | 115 | 99 | 77 | 74 | 70 | 45 | 44 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 236 | 297 | 140 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WSW 14 |
70 | 69 | 116 | 163 | 213 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 293 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 124 | 36 |
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