Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (04 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 2AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (04 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
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 58mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 3 | Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Sat 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
335 | 272 | 208 | 161 | 116 | 60 | 163 | 310 | 313 | 329 | 490 | 593 | 434 | 470 | 552 | 580 | 580 | 552 | 552 | 593 | 593 | 552 | 564 | 549 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:50AM2.48m | 1:14PM2.37m | 1:30AM2.42m | 1:55PM2.31m | 2:13AM2.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42PM0.54m | 7:06AM0.50m | 7:22PM0.58m | 7:48AM0.55m | 8:03PM0.63m | 8:32AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | |
5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
335 | 272 | 208 | 161 | 116 | 60 | 163 | 310 | 313 | 329 | 490 | 593 | 434 | 470 | 552 | 580 | 580 | 552 | 552 | 593 | 593 | 552 | 564 | 549 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 7 | N 8 | W 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NNW 11 | WSW 12 | W 19 | W 19 | WSW 19 |
68 | 46 | 28 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 56 | 21 | 11 | 80 | 11 | 11 | 100 | 46 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 14 | 29 | 28 | 34 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | NW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | SW 10 | — | — | W 15 | N 11 | WSW 12 | W 19 | — | — | — |
26 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 9 | 14 | 7 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 |
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