Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 2AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 326 | 257 | 249 | 238 | 213 | 411 | 475 | 449 | 1283 | 1230 | 2002 | 1680 | 1294 | 994 | 911 | 763 | 670 | 1501 | 1259 | 1187 | 929 | 749 | 749 | 620 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:05AM2.41m | 4:39PM2.33m | 5:05AM2.39m | 5:42PM2.35m | 6:13AM2.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53PM0.57m | 10:25AM0.51m | 10:50PM0.59m | 11:25AM0.53m | 11:55PM0.56m | 12:30PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 326 | 257 | 249 | 238 | 213 | 411 | 475 | 449 | 1283 | 1230 | 2002 | 1680 | 1294 | 994 | 911 | 763 | 605 | 1501 | 1259 | 1187 | 929 | 749 | 749 | 620 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | WSW 16 | — | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | W 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 21 |
| kJ | 20 | 10 | 10 | 75 | 72 | 107 | 243 | 237 | — | 362 | — | 91 | 153 | 279 | 497 | 602 | 670 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 21 | W 20 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | W 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 2 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | SE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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