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Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
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Nine Mile surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
15.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Nine Mile today?
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 6PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 20 | W 19 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
276 | 267 | 345 | 286 | 246 | 243 | 237 | 229 | 499 | 509 | 739 | 1581 | 1402 | 1189 | 990 | 861 | 743 | 722 | 700 | 608 | 523 | 531 | 531 | 539 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:09AM2.57m | 9:32PM2.56m | 9:48AM2.61m | 10:08PM2.62m | 10:25AM2.63m | 10:43PM2.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21PM0.32m | 3:39AM0.34m | 3:59PM0.29m | 4:17AM0.30m | 4:35PM0.29m | 4:53AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | |
— | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 11 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
58 | 184 | 345 | 286 | 98 | 109 | 123 | 183 | 499 | 509 | 313 | 1581 | 1402 | 1189 | 990 | 861 | 743 | 722 | 700 | 608 | 523 | 531 | 531 | 539 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | N 14 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | W 18 | W 18 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
276 | 267 | 260 | 251 | 246 | 119 | 115 | 145 | 283 | 341 | 739 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 57 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WSW 14 | NW 15 | NW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 5 | N 4 | — | — | — | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 |
59 | 61 | 9 | 10 | 129 | 243 | 237 | 229 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 168 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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