
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 6PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1149 | 1111 | 888 | 859 | 1010 | 1163 | 1493 | 1478 | 1282 | 900 | 653 | 440 | 319 | 711 | 515 | 431 | 339 | 273 | 202 | 195 | 139 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:41PM2.56m | 1:57AM2.62m | 2:22PM2.50m | 2:42AM2.54m | 3:09PM2.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33AM0.25m | 7:48PM0.35m | 8:13AM0.32m | 8:31PM0.42m | 8:59AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 |
1149 | 1111 | 888 | 728 | 575 | 554 | 1493 | 1478 | 1282 | 900 | 653 | 440 | 319 | 711 | 515 | 431 | 339 | 273 | 202 | 195 | 139 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 534 | 441 | 380 | 376 | 356 | 431 | 281 | 56 | 55 | 94 | 52 | 51 | 50 | — | 43 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 19 | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 23 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 30 | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
303 | 510 | 719 | 859 | 1010 | 1163 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 156 | 179 | 155 | 169 | 249 | 249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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