Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
12.4° 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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 6PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)18s
Afternoon (03 Aug)4ft (1.2m)17s
Evening (03 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
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)
1.4
WSW
18
1.4
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
17
2.4
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
3
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.1
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.4
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
W
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1149
1111
888
859
1010
1163
1493
1478
1282
900
653
440
319
711
515
431
339
273
202
195
139
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
5
SW
15
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
N
5
WNW
5
S
5
ESE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
1:41PM2.56m
1:57AM2.62m
2:22PM2.50m
2:42AM2.54m
3:09PM2.43m
Low Tide
7:33AM0.25m
7:48PM0.35m
8:13AM0.32m
8:31PM0.42m
8:59AM0.41m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
9
7
9
10
8
5
4
4
3
4
8
8
7
6
Feels °C
7
7
6
5
4
3
4
7
3
3
5
4
0
-1
-1
-2
0
5
5
4
3
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