Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Issued: 5 am 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
14.0° 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 (22 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 11AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (22 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.2
W
8
0.6
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
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
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
249
197
177
163
213
478
390
390
384
390
322
326
331
281
281
201
192
187
141
141
152
236
297
337
Wind (km/h)
0
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
ENE
10
SW
30
WSW
5
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:18AM2.45m
4:52PM2.32m
5:17AM2.33m
5:50PM2.26m
6:15AM2.25m
6:47PM2.24m
Low Tide
10:37AM0.49m
11:01PM0.60m
11:33AM0.59m
00:00AM0.67m
12:29PM0.66m
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cloud
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
mod rain
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<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>
5:08
5:08
5:08
5:09
 mm
1
3
1
8
8
Temp °C
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
10
9
9
10
8
9
11
12
11
10
9
Feels °C
8
6
6
7
9
10
10
9
8
8
8
9
11
7
6
6
7
5
5
8
10
9
4
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1.2
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
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
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
14
1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.8
WSW
7
Energy kJ
223
197
177
121
91
478
390
390
384
390
322
326
331
281
281
201
192
187
141
141
152
140
173
337
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.2
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
6
0.5
N
7
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
N
8
Energy kJ
249
190
141
115
99
77
74
70
45
44
32
30
28
20
19
8
8
1
4
7
25
236
297
140
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
6
0.9
WSW
14
Energy kJ
70
69
116
163
213
5
5
2
2
2
2
293
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.4
WSW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
36
124
36
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
9
9
8
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