
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (04 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 10PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
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 57mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the E by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 13 | W 15 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3208 | 3998 | 2705 | 1716 | 1245 | 1066 | 931 | 924 | 586 | 933 | 1082 | 3208 | 2547 | 3410 | 4226 | 3704 | 3138 | 2567 | 2125 | 1753 | 1382 | 1035 | 763 | 651 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:46AM2.52m | 2:11PM2.41m | 2:27AM2.48m | 2:55PM2.37m | 3:13AM2.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:38PM0.47m | 8:03AM0.41m | 8:18PM0.50m | 8:45AM0.43m | 9:02PM0.54m | 9:32AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | |
5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | |
mm | 6 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 19 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 13 | W 15 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
123 | 273 | 2705 | 1716 | 1245 | 1066 | 931 | 924 | 586 | 933 | 1082 | 3208 | 2547 | 3410 | 4226 | 3704 | 3138 | 2567 | 2125 | 1753 | 1382 | 1035 | 763 | 651 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 9 | W 15 | W 14 | — | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
50 | — | 328 | 509 | 498 | 448 | 520 | 401 | 449 | 522 | 918 | — | 1342 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 34 | 68 | 83 | 57 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 15 | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 43 | — | — | 59 | — | — | 357 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
3208 | 3998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 186 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 155 | 134 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 73 | 73 | 12 | 12 | 4 |
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