Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Issued: 11 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
13.8° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 6PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (03 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (03 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat morning).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
3
2
0
0
2
3
3
4
5
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
12
2.5
NW
11
3
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
3
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.4
NW
9
2.2
NW
9
1.8
W
10
2.4
WNW
9
3
WNW
12
3
W
12
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
158
176
210
268
300
861
1294
1684
2022
2556
2287
3031
2093
1492
1199
1015
783
656
969
2804
2599
3018
3264
3434
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
E
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
20
NW
20
W
10
NW
20
NNW
30
W
25
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:53PM2.47m
1:08AM2.55m
1:31PM2.44m
1:46AM2.52m
2:11PM2.41m
2:27AM2.48m
Low Tide
6:46AM0.38m
7:00PM0.45m
7:24AM0.39m
7:38PM0.47m
8:03AM0.41m
8:18PM0.50m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:03
8:03
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
1
1
1
1
8
13
7
3
3
5
1
1
Temp °C
9
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
12
12
12
10
10
10
10
9
8
6
5
5
Feels °C
6
9
9
8
8
9
8
8
7
7
6
10
8
10
8
3
4
7
6
5
5
2
0
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
12
2.5
NW
11
3
NW
11
0.3
WSW
16
3
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.4
NW
9
2.2
NW
9
1.8
W
10
2.4
WNW
9
3
WNW
12
3
W
12
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
14
Energy kJ
158
176
210
268
300
861
1294
1684
2022
50
2287
3031
2093
1492
1199
1015
783
656
969
2804
2599
3018
3264
3434
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.5
W
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
22
0.2
W
21
0.4
W
20
0.6
W
19
0.7
W
18
0.9
W
18
0.9
W
18
0.9
W
17
0.9
W
16
1.6
NW
9
1
W
15
Energy kJ
21
22
21
8
89
17
7
9
35
123
273
328
509
498
448
422
399
440
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
W
24
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.8
W
11
0.9
W
16
Energy kJ
17
11
49
41
62
154
401
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NW
11
2.5
N
9
Energy kJ
2556
1026
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
4
124
124
157
157
157
168
157
157
157
155
157
36
5
13
0
0
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
5
8
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
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