Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Issued: 5 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
14.0° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 10PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)--
Afternoon (04 Jul)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (04 Jul)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the E by Sun afternoon).

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
0
1
3
3
4
4
5
4
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
NW
11
4
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.4
NW
10
2.3
NW
9
2.4
WNW
9
1.7
W
10
2.4
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
10
3
W
13
2.4
W
15
3
W
14
3
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.3
W
16
2.1
W
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3208
3998
2705
1716
1245
1066
931
924
586
933
1082
3208
2547
3410
4226
3704
3138
2567
2125
1753
1382
1035
763
651
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
30
N
15
W
15
WNW
20
N
25
NW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
E
10
SE
10
SE
20
SE
30
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:46AM2.52m
2:11PM2.41m
2:27AM2.48m
2:55PM2.37m
3:13AM2.44m
Low Tide
7:38PM0.47m
8:03AM0.41m
8:18PM0.50m
8:45AM0.43m
9:02PM0.54m
9:32AM0.47m
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:03
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
6
15
16
4
3
6
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
12
11
12
11
10
10
9
7
7
6
8
10
13
13
11
9
8
8
9
9
11
Feels °C
5
6
10
9
7
7
7
7
8
7
4
4
1
1
3
5
6
5
4
3
3
4
4
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
20
0.6
W
19
3.5
NW
11
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.4
NW
10
2.3
NW
9
2.4
WNW
9
1.7
W
10
2.4
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
10
3
W
13
2.4
W
15
3
W
14
3
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.3
W
16
2.1
W
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Energy kJ
123
273
2705
1716
1245
1066
931
924
586
933
1082
3208
2547
3410
4226
3704
3138
2567
2125
1753
1382
1035
763
651
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
16
0.7
W
18
0.9
W
18
0.9
W
18
0.9
W
17
1
W
16
0.9
W
16
1.7
NW
9
1.1
W
15
1.5
W
14
2
WNW
13
0.1
N
11
0.4
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
Energy kJ
50
328
509
498
448
520
401
449
522
918
1342
2
34
68
83
57
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
13
0.9
W
15
Energy kJ
43
59
357
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
NW
11
4
NW
11
0.5
SE
3
0.7
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
3208
3998
4
11
14
16
17
16
14
14
18
13
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
157
186
157
157
157
157
155
134
25
0
0
0
5
13
13
13
13
5
13
73
73
12
12
4
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
8
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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