
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 21s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 5PM is: 0.5m 21s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 21s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 21 | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
140 | 127 | 146 | 221 | 403 | 614 | 940 | 1005 | 1149 | 1111 | 888 | 728 | 951 | 1032 | 1334 | 1461 | 1055 | 802 | 563 | 431 | 899 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:03PM2.59m | 1:18AM2.68m | 1:41PM2.56m | 1:57AM2.62m | 2:22PM2.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:56AM0.22m | 7:09PM0.31m | 7:33AM0.25m | 7:48PM0.35m | 8:13AM0.32m | 8:31PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Feels °C | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 18 | 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 14 |
140 | 127 | 114 | 111 | 108 | 131 | 176 | 1005 | 1149 | 1111 | 888 | 728 | 686 | 554 | 1334 | 1461 | 1055 | 802 | 563 | 377 | 899 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 18 |
74 | 63 | 68 | 221 | 403 | 614 | 940 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 534 | 441 | 474 | 376 | 366 | 431 | 99 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 21 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 19 | — | — |
71 | 72 | 146 | 66 | 47 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 30 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 192 | 286 | 408 | 619 | 727 | 951 | 1032 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 176 | 155 | 166 | 249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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