Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.4° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
14
1.6
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.4
W
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
W
14
1
W
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
631
1063
925
769
777
478
372
366
290
286
480
408
339
324
256
244
189
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
N
5
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
Wind State
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
clear
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
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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
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