Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
12.7°C
0.2° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 6AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (22 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (22 Sep)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
4
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
5
5
2
4
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
14
1.7
W
14
1.9
W
14
2.5
W
13
3
W
9
3
W
9
3.5
W
10
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
2.3
W
15
2.5
W
15
3
W
16
3
W
16
3
W
16
3
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1147
1079
1304
2117
1437
1343
1876
1007
1137
1075
1325
2437
3023
4963
4782
4248
3966
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
10
S
10
E
10
SSE
20
SW
10
SW
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
6:58PM2.09m
7:33AM2.10m
7:53PM2.23m
8:22AM2.25m
8:38PM2.39m
Low Tide
1:17AM0.83m
1:40PM0.82m
2:09AM0.67m
2:27PM0.66m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:31
 mm
2
4
2
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
9
8
6
8
11
10
10
8
Feels °C
6
5
6
3
2
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
4
7
4
6
5
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