
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 2AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
474 | 456 | 366 | 408 | 896 | 778 | 929 | 929 | 893 | 882 | 871 | 711 | 675 | 666 | 558 | 551 | 435 | 435 | 341 | 269 | 207 | 154 | 300 | 796 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:48PM2.41m | 7:22AM2.47m | 7:53PM2.53m | 8:28AM2.58m | 8:55PM2.67m | 9:28AM2.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03AM0.49m | 1:36PM0.47m | 2:09AM0.36m | 2:39PM0.37m | 3:11AM0.21m | 3:38PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 |
474 | 456 | 366 | 273 | 896 | 778 | 929 | 929 | 893 | 882 | 871 | 711 | 675 | 666 | 558 | 551 | 435 | 435 | 341 | 269 | 207 | 105 | 300 | 796 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | W 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
128 | 192 | 249 | 408 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 154 | 101 | 100 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | W 23 |
— | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 56 | 69 | 64 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 186 |
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