Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Issued: 5 am 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
14.4° 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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 12PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (18 Jun)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat morning, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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)
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
13
1.9
W
13
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.1
WSW
12
0.8
W
15
1.2
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.6
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.2
W
13
1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.4
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
6
2
WNW
7
2.2
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1210
1173
1004
956
361
283
610
501
480
902
771
673
582
480
339
377
136
292
378
539
1026
1635
2260
2576
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:41AM2.95m
1:13PM2.77m
1:33AM2.87m
2:06PM2.65m
2:27AM2.74m
3:00PM2.53m
Low Tide
7:00AM0.00m
7:20PM0.18m
7:54AM0.10m
8:13PM0.27m
8:47AM0.22m
9:07PM0.38m
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
<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>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
1
3
2
1
2
3
4
6
6
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
8
9
9
10
11
10
11
13
14
15
15
15
15
16
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
5
6
7
7
9
7
7
8
9
11
10
11
11
12
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
13
1.9
W
13
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.4
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.3
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.6
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.2
W
13
1
W
13
1.1
W
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
W
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
19
0.3
WSW
19
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
Energy kJ
1210
1173
1004
956
209
203
206
187
164
902
771
673
582
480
339
377
115
73
29
73
69
63
61
102
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
18
0.5
W
18
0.6
W
17
0.7
W
16
1.1
WSW
12
1
W
12
1.2
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
14
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
W
21
0.2
W
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.3
WSW
20
Energy kJ
162
162
202
257
361
279
610
501
480
3
3
3
3
2
5
9
33
38
75
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.7
W
16
0.8
W
15
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
4
4
3
248
283
11
3
3
11
11
9
9
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
4
1.4
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
6
2
WNW
7
2.2
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
Energy kJ
4
9
136
292
378
539
1026
1635
2260
2576
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
36
73
134
5
5
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
73
73
116
205
186
203
155
155
155
166
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
3
9
9
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
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