Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
12.3°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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 6PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (02 Oct)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
11
1.1
W
11
0.9
WSW
15
1.2
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.5
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
286
419
404
449
546
663
625
522
424
347
311
449
862
838
780
661
661
646
547
531
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
SE
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:29PM2.52m
4:06AM2.40m
4:35PM2.39m
5:21AM2.27m
5:54PM2.32m
Low Tide
9:18AM0.44m
9:50PM0.44m
10:20AM0.60m
11:00PM0.56m
11:34AM0.70m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:40
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7:42
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7:43
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1
3
4
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Temp °C
10
12
13
13
12
10
10
11
11
12
15
13
10
10
8
9
10
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
9
11
11
11
10
7
8
10
10
10
13
9
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
8
8
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