
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 7AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
631 | 1063 | 925 | 769 | 777 | 478 | 372 | 366 | 290 | 286 | 480 | 408 | 339 | 324 | 256 | 244 | 189 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:46AM2.62m | 3:13PM2.45m | 3:35AM2.44m | 4:04PM2.32m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:34PM0.32m | 9:03AM0.34m | 9:23PM0.47m | 9:51AM0.52m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 9 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
631 | 1063 | 925 | 769 | 777 | 478 | 372 | 366 | 152 | 286 | 480 | 408 | 339 | 324 | 256 | 244 | 189 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 13 | W 8 | NNW 11 | NW 4 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 4 |
220 | 24 | 23 | 30 | 31 | 86 | 122 | 120 | 290 | 108 | 23 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | — | — | — | N 4 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | W 19 | NNW 11 | NNW 4 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | NNW 10 |
12 | — | — | — | 4 | 47 | 46 | 38 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 22 | 3 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 0 |
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