Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
12.5°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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 6AM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (19 Sep)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (19 Sep)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
4
4
3
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
8
7
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
W
15
2.2
W
15
2.3
W
15
2.4
W
15
2.5
W
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
4
W
9
4.5
W
10
5
W
12
5
W
13
4.5
W
14
4.5
W
16
4
W
16
4
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2147
2090
2278
2508
2723
1152
1137
1275
1441
2308
4623
6892
8161
9128
9238
8563
7513
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
NNE
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
25
W
30
W
40
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:55AM2.04m
4:26PM2.04m
5:11AM1.96m
5:45PM2.01m
Low Tide
9:42PM0.85m
10:10AM0.95m
10:52PM0.95m
11:25AM1.00m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:27
6:29
 mm
3
5
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
10
9
9
10
10
11
10
9
Feels °C
6
6
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
2
-1
0
2
4
7
8
7
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