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Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
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Nine Mile surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
15.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nine Mile today?
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 5AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 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 Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | |
207 | 168 | 176 | 210 | 215 | 163 | 156 | 99 | 99 | 58 | 57 | 32 | 46 | 47 | 81 | 82 | 93 | 126 | 123 | 121 | 120 | 118 | 526 | 996 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 00:28AM2.54m | 12:50PM2.44m | 1:07AM2.44m | 1:31PM2.33m | 1:48AM2.34m | 2:15PM2.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22PM0.46m | 6:43AM0.45m | 7:00PM0.56m | 7:23AM0.55m | 7:40PM0.66m | 8:07AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 16 | 9 | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
207 | 168 | 176 | 210 | 215 | 163 | 156 | 99 | 99 | 58 | 57 | 32 | 46 | 47 | 20 | 42 | 39 | 45 | 45 | 58 | 85 | 67 | 80 | 80 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | NW 5 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 9 | NW 7 | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 81 | 82 | 93 | 126 | 123 | 121 | 47 | 44 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 6 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | W 17 | NNW 6 | NW 4 | WSW 12 | N 10 | W 9 | W 12 | N 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — |
1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 31 | 120 | 118 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 113 | 526 | 996 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 199 | 211 | 205 |
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