
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 2PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1206 | 1559 | 849 | 888 | 987 | 787 | 996 | 948 | 816 | 802 | 699 | 594 | 482 | 216 | 173 | 329 | 277 | 123 | 229 | 311 | 294 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:31AM2.18m | 8:52PM2.28m | 9:19AM2.28m | 9:37PM2.39m | 10:01AM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39PM0.77m | 3:08AM0.67m | 3:26PM0.66m | 3:52AM0.55m | 4:08PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
1206 | 1559 | 849 | 888 | 987 | 787 | 996 | 948 | 816 | 802 | 699 | 594 | 482 | 216 | 173 | 329 | 277 | 105 | 229 | 311 | 294 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | — | WNW 8 | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 11 | WNW 8 | — | — |
454 | — | 113 | — | — | 289 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 170 | 128 | 5 | 5 | 123 | 44 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
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