
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (20 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 9AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
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 43mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
115 | 209 | 330 | 574 | 1069 | 2042 | 2482 | 1893 | 1492 | 1233 | 961 | 868 | 716 | 611 | 521 | 506 | 255 | 186 | 165 | 163 | 213 | 395 | 390 | 317 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy |
High Tide | 2:27AM2.74m | 3:00PM2.53m | 3:22AM2.60m | 3:55PM2.41m | 4:18AM2.45m | 4:52PM2.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47AM0.22m | 9:07PM0.38m | 9:42AM0.36m | 10:03PM0.50m | 10:37AM0.49m | 11:01PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:08 | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
80 | 73 | 29 | 73 | 69 | 63 | 2482 | 1893 | 1492 | 1233 | 961 | 868 | 716 | 611 | 521 | 506 | 255 | 186 | 165 | 138 | 112 | 395 | 390 | 317 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
115 | 38 | 75 | — | — | — | 103 | 102 | 100 | 93 | 109 | 64 | 90 | 91 | 88 | 85 | 143 | 120 | 91 | 73 | 213 | 96 | 74 | 70 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 7 | — | — | — |
33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | 98 | 82 | 81 | 21 | — | 70 | 69 | 118 | 163 | 52 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
26 | 209 | 330 | 574 | 1069 | 2042 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 186 | 203 | 203 | 328 | 205 | 186 | 36 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 124 | 73 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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