Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.1° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 1PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (23 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SE by Sat night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
3
0
0
2
3
2
0
0
0
7
5
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.3
W
13
0.8
WSW
13
2.1
NW
7
2.5
WNW
9
2.1
W
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
8
1.1
W
12
1
W
17
1.8
W
16
2
W
16
2.3
W
16
3.5
W
16
5
W
14
4.5
W
14
4
W
15
3.5
W
15
3
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
700
711
694
582
555
551
222
404
1034
731
463
300
365
610
1778
2053
2837
6102
9364
8484
6872
5477
4458
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
25
N
20
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
25
SW
40
WSW
25
WSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:27AM2.15m
5:59PM2.14m
6:31AM2.09m
7:02PM2.14m
7:35AM2.11m
8:01PM2.19m
Low Tide
11:41AM0.80m
00:15AM0.83m
12:43PM0.85m
1:19AM0.83m
1:44PM0.84m
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7:54
7:52
7:52
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5:28
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
14
6
2
2
6
3
4
4
8
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
10
10
10
9
8
9
8
9
9
8
8
Feels °C
9
8
9
9
9
7
7
7
8
10
10
7
6
7
8
6
2
0
3
6
5
4
5
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