
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 8AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1881 | 1051 | 871 | 711 | 666 | 639 | 631 | 1042 | 905 | 788 | 777 | 478 | 372 | 366 | 290 | 498 | 480 | 408 | 339 | 334 | 256 | 235 | 236 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:59AM2.79m | 2:26PM2.59m | 2:46AM2.62m | 3:13PM2.45m | 3:35AM2.44m | 4:04PM2.32m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16AM0.17m | 8:34PM0.32m | 9:03AM0.34m | 9:23PM0.47m | 9:51AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 15 | W 10 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 |
1881 | 1051 | 371 | 312 | 666 | 268 | 631 | 1042 | 905 | 788 | 777 | 478 | 372 | 366 | 290 | 498 | 480 | 408 | 339 | 334 | 256 | 235 | 236 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 10 | WSW 15 | W 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 6 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
— | 363 | 871 | 711 | 268 | 639 | 262 | 24 | 23 | 61 | 18 | 86 | 122 | 120 | 120 | 22 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | — | — | — | NW 11 | N 6 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | W 20 | W 19 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 4 | W 18 | W 17 | WSW 16 |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | 31 | 18 | 46 | 38 | 22 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 52 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 36 | 5 |
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