
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 12PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
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 37mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat morning, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1210 | 1173 | 1004 | 956 | 361 | 283 | 610 | 501 | 480 | 902 | 771 | 673 | 582 | 480 | 339 | 377 | 136 | 292 | 378 | 539 | 1026 | 1635 | 2260 | 2576 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:41AM2.95m | 1:13PM2.77m | 1:33AM2.87m | 2:06PM2.65m | 2:27AM2.74m | 3:00PM2.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00AM0.00m | 7:20PM0.18m | 7:54AM0.10m | 8:13PM0.27m | 8:47AM0.22m | 9:07PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
1210 | 1173 | 1004 | 956 | 209 | 203 | 206 | 187 | 164 | 902 | 771 | 673 | 582 | 480 | 339 | 377 | 115 | 73 | 29 | 73 | 69 | 63 | 61 | 102 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 7 | W 21 | W 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
162 | 162 | 202 | 257 | 361 | 279 | 610 | 501 | 480 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 38 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | W 16 | W 15 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | W 22 | W 21 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 4 | 4 | 3 | 248 | 283 | 11 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 136 | 292 | 378 | 539 | 1026 | 1635 | 2260 | 2576 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 73 | 134 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 73 | 116 | 205 | 186 | 203 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 166 |
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