Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Issued: 11 am 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
14.2° C

1.1°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 (29 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 3PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (29 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thu
2
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
437
437
431
367
372
395
351
356
356
281
257
249
229
178
176
178
181
139
139
57
51
50
50
29
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
E
0
N
5
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
0
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
WSW
5
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:19AM2.41m
10:36PM2.50m
10:59AM2.45m
11:15PM2.54m
11:38AM2.48m
11:53PM2.57m
Low Tide
4:27PM0.55m
4:51AM0.46m
5:07PM0.50m
5:30AM0.42m
5:45PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:04
8:04
8:03
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:12
5:13
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
11
13
12
11
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
5
8
12
10
8
6
6
7
8
8
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
10
9
9
8
7
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
Energy kJ
437
437
431
367
372
395
351
356
356
281
257
249
229
178
176
178
181
139
139
25
25
50
50
29
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
Energy kJ
54
32
26
2
3
5
7
9
9
9
7
4
3
1
1
57
51
25
12
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.2
WSW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
NW
4
Energy kJ
7
6
24
25
26
10
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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