
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 2AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
929 | 929 | 893 | 882 | 871 | 711 | 675 | 666 | 558 | 530 | 435 | 435 | 341 | 269 | 207 | 154 | 135 | 941 | 1238 | 831 | 715 | 598 | 300 | 433 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:53PM2.53m | 8:28AM2.58m | 8:55PM2.67m | 9:28AM2.70m | 9:52PM2.82m | 10:24AM2.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36PM0.47m | 2:09AM0.36m | 2:39PM0.37m | 3:11AM0.21m | 3:38PM0.25m | 4:09AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | |
5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 14 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | WNW 9 |
929 | 929 | 893 | 882 | 871 | 711 | 675 | 666 | 558 | 530 | 435 | 435 | 341 | 269 | 207 | 35 | 135 | 98 | 1238 | 831 | 715 | 598 | 264 | 433 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 23 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 9 | W 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 154 | 101 | 11 | 61 | 59 | 87 | 86 | 300 | 85 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | — | W 23 | W 22 | W 20 | WSW 20 | W 13 | WSW 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 10 | 9 | 31 | 76 | 84 | 107 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 48 | 78 | 83 | 941 | — | — | — | — | — | 201 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 116 | 207 | 186 | 0 | 73 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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