Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.3° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 6AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)7ft (2.2m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (16 Jul)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.3
W
15
2.2
W
15
2.2
W
15
2.1
W
15
2
W
15
2.1
W
14
2.1
W
14
2.2
W
14
2.2
W
15
2.2
W
15
2.2
W
15
2.2
W
15
2.1
W
15
2.1
W
15
2
W
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
17
2.1
WSW
17
2
W
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2947
2947
2689
2246
2051
2051
1873
1689
1830
1830
2061
2090
2147
2147
2147
1963
1963
1763
1576
1554
1576
2187
2494
2441
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SW
0
ESE
5
S
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:36PM3.01m
12:05PM2.86m
00:25AM3.00m
12:53PM2.81m
1:12AM2.93m
1:40PM2.72m
Low Tide
5:54AM-0.08m
6:12PM0.05m
6:43AM-0.05m
7:00PM0.09m
7:30AM0.03m
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7:58
7:58
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
11
11
10
Feels °C
11
11
9
8
8
9
8
8
8
8
9
7
8
8
9
9
9
8
9
8
9
9
9
9
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