Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.7° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 3AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun night, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
1
W
10
1
W
10
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2054
1776
1500
1137
980
850
799
655
608
225
196
192
359
347
289
107
106
Wind (km/h)
0
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
0
E
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
Wind State
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:23PM2.33m
7:08AM2.32m
7:36PM2.46m
8:15AM2.46m
8:37PM2.64m
Low Tide
00:45AM0.57m
1:17PM0.61m
1:56AM0.42m
2:21PM0.45m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
 mm
4
2
Temp °C
12
9
8
8
8
11
12
10
7
7
6
7
9
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
12
4
3
3
2
6
9
8
4
4
3
4
8
9
9
8
7
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