
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 2PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
437 | 788 | 754 | 743 | 725 | 636 | 607 | 529 | 511 | 232 | 533 | 1209 | 1456 | 1185 | 1247 | 2023 | 3372 | 9897 | 12734 | 10775 | 10230 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | off |
High Tide | 10:40AM2.47m | 10:55PM2.60m | 11:17AM2.54m | 11:31PM2.66m | 11:52AM2.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46PM0.45m | 5:09AM0.34m | 5:22PM0.37m | 5:45AM0.27m | 5:58PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 10 | WSW 14 | W 17 | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 |
437 | 788 | 754 | 743 | 725 | 636 | 607 | 529 | 511 | 155 | 317 | 346 | 1456 | 313 | 386 | — | — | — | — | 10775 | 10230 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 16 | WSW 13 | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 14 | W 18 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
146 | — | — | — | — | 65 | 31 | 106 | 198 | 232 | 124 | 268 | 331 | 404 | 160 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | WSW 16 | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 203 | — | — | 328 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | N 4 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 9 | — | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 15 | W 15 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | 533 | 1209 | — | 1185 | 1247 | 2023 | 3372 | 9897 | 12734 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 186 | 12 | 157 | 157 | 186 | 196 | 186 | 178 | 155 | 186 | 0 |
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