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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
14.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 7PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | |
1263 | 1484 | 1484 | 1455 | 1324 | 1032 | 756 | 763 | 132 | 307 | 490 | 634 | 421 | 229 | 131 | 133 | 250 | 161 | 282 | 220 | 165 | 125 | 87 | 58 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:16AM2.50m | 11:32PM2.55m | 11:54AM2.47m | 00:10AM2.52m | 12:33PM2.43m | 00:50AM2.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM0.48m | 5:47AM0.43m | 6:03PM0.50m | 6:26AM0.46m | 6:42PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | |
— | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
6 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | NW 9 | N 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | NNW 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
1263 | 1484 | 1484 | 1455 | 1324 | 1032 | 756 | 763 | 520 | 307 | 256 | 634 | 421 | 229 | 111 | 133 | 250 | 161 | 282 | 220 | 165 | 125 | 87 | 58 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NW 9 | N 10 | WSW 11 | N 9 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 6 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 |
49 | 46 | 33 | 32 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 35 | 132 | 377 | 25 | 180 | 184 | 157 | 131 | 38 | 140 | 100 | 96 | 29 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WNW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 8 | WSW 12 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 10 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 16 | NNW 7 | N 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | SW 15 |
9 | 36 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 35 | 45 | 40 | 38 | 67 | 92 | 123 | 98 | 104 | 125 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 490 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 34 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 157 | 176 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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