
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (19 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 9AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
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 35mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Mon 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WNW 6 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
480 | 902 | 771 | 673 | 582 | 490 | 339 | 255 | 152 | 170 | 236 | 655 | 1266 | 2013 | 2216 | 1783 | 1478 | 1249 | 961 | 766 | 584 | 501 | 455 | 398 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 1:33AM2.87m | 2:06PM2.65m | 2:27AM2.74m | 3:00PM2.53m | 3:22AM2.60m | 3:55PM2.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54AM0.10m | 8:13PM0.27m | 8:47AM0.22m | 9:07PM0.38m | 9:42AM0.36m | 10:03PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:08 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 7 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
193 | 902 | 771 | 673 | 582 | 490 | 339 | 255 | 152 | 73 | 236 | 73 | 69 | 63 | 104 | 1783 | 1478 | 1249 | 961 | 766 | 584 | 501 | 455 | 398 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 7 | W 21 | WNW 6 | WSW 20 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 |
480 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 38 | 29 | — | — | — | — | 102 | 100 | 92 | 93 | 91 | 88 | 64 | 88 | 59 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | W 22 | W 21 | W 8 | W 20 | — | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 |
3 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 33 | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | 98 | 82 | 81 | 21 | 84 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | N 4 | N 4 | WNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 21 | 170 | 111 | 655 | 1266 | 2013 | 2216 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 73 | 116 | 186 | 186 | 169 | 178 | 169 | 155 | 155 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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