Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Issued: 11 pm 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
14.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 7AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (16 Jun)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
15
2.4
W
14
2.4
W
14
2.3
W
14
2.2
W
14
2
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
0.8
WSW
12
1.9
W
7
2.1
W
8
2.2
W
9
2.2
W
10
2.1
W
10
1.9
W
11
1.9
W
13
1.9
W
13
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.1
WSW
12
0.8
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3269
2701
2358
2326
2019
1822
1380
1104
848
746
638
189
378
572
810
938
855
798
1191
1173
989
942
361
283
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
N
5
W
0
SE
0
SSW
10
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:56PM2.94m
11:27AM2.88m
11:48PM2.97m
12:20PM2.85m
00:41AM2.95m
1:13PM2.77m
Low Tide
5:13AM-0.03m
5:36PM0.09m
6:07AM-0.04m
6:28PM0.11m
7:00AM0.00m
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:03
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
6
2
Temp °C
11
10
9
9
9
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
10
9
9
9
10
10
11
10
Feels °C
9
7
6
5
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
9
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
8
7
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
15
2.4
W
14
2.4
W
14
2.3
W
14
2.2
W
14
2
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
0.8
WSW
12
1.9
W
7
2.1
W
8
2.2
W
9
2.2
W
10
2.1
W
10
1.9
W
11
1.9
W
13
1.9
W
13
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
7
Energy kJ
3269
2701
2358
2326
2019
1822
1380
1104
848
746
638
189
378
572
810
938
855
798
1191
1173
989
942
178
147
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
23
0.6
W
12
0.1
W
22
0.2
W
21
0.3
W
20
0.5
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.5
W
18
0.5
W
18
0.6
W
17
0.7
W
16
1.1
WSW
12
1
W
12
Energy kJ
10
101
9
35
68
121
220
162
162
200
254
361
279
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
22
0.3
W
20
0.4
W
19
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.8
W
16
0.8
W
15
Energy kJ
9
67
114
4
4
3
318
283
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
6
Energy kJ
144
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
0
0
36
73
155
205
178
36
36
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
5
5
8
5
4
4
4
6
8
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
8
5
4
5
5
6
8
9
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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