
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 10AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 12 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
803 | 699 | 367 | 293 | 365 | 610 | 1951 | 2259 | 2803 | 3509 | 3845 | 6872 | 2926 | 6125 | 4681 | 3519 | 2749 | 2125 | 1223 | 1407 | 861 | 1124 | 1218 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:31AM2.09m | 7:02PM2.14m | 7:35AM2.11m | 8:01PM2.19m | 8:31AM2.18m | 8:52PM2.28m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:15AM0.83m | 12:43PM0.85m | 1:19AM0.83m | 1:44PM0.84m | 2:17AM0.77m | 2:39PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | 16 | 4 | — | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 12 | NW 7 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 12 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
— | 699 | 367 | 293 | 365 | 405 | 1951 | 2259 | 2803 | 3509 | 3845 | 6872 | 2926 | 6125 | 4681 | 3519 | 2749 | 2125 | 1223 | 1407 | 861 | 1124 | 1218 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | W 17 | W 12 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 14 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | WNW 8 | — | — |
— | 203 | 214 | 172 | 154 | 274 | 229 | 169 | 150 | 138 | 88 | 165 | 2479 | — | — | — | — | 49 | 454 | — | 93 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 8 | WSW 12 | — | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 82 | 198 | — | 610 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
803 | — | — | — | 359 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 399 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 169 | 186 | 186 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 0 |
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