Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 18s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 2PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)19s
Evening (14 Aug)6ft (1.8m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun morning).

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
2
3
3
3
3
5
4
3
3
2
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
18
0.9
WSW
15
0.8
W
19
1.4
WSW
19
1.8
W
18
2.1
W
17
2.2
W
17
2.4
W
16
2.4
W
16
2.4
W
16
2.3
W
16
2.3
W
16
2.3
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.4
W
16
2.4
W
15
2.3
W
15
2.2
W
15
2.2
W
15
2.1
W
15
1.6
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
387
470
1406
2069
2641
2702
3009
2861
2825
2634
2736
2736
3177
2825
2647
2341
2147
2177
2016
1169
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:44AM2.88m
00:02AM3.01m
12:26PM2.85m
00:44AM2.93m
1:07PM2.76m
Low Tide
5:51PM0.01m
6:18AM-0.07m
6:34PM0.04m
6:59AM0.03m
7:16PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
10
13
13
11
10
9
9
8
9
11
11
10
9
9
8
8
8
10
11
9
6
Feels °C
8
12
11
9
8
7
8
6
7
9
8
7
6
4
2
1
-1
4
5
4
1
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