Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
12.3° C
0.0° 

Nine Mile surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Nine Mile today (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 6AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
W
12
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.7
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.7
NW
10
2
NW
10
2
NW
10
2
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
106
67
143
101
55
50
49
48
47
58
260
485
628
769
697
623
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
NNE
5
N
5
NE
5
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:34AM2.44m
4:06PM2.36m
4:38AM2.35m
5:14PM2.32m
Low Tide
9:22PM0.50m
9:52AM0.52m
10:22PM0.58m
10:57AM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
5
4
4
4
4
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
6
7
9
10
Feels °C
2
0
0
0
0
5
6
5
3
2
1
1
3
1
4
6
7
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