Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
12.6°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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 3PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (27 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (27 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
3
2
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
2.3
NW
8
2
WNW
8
2.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
3.5
NNW
10
4
NW
11
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
9
2
NW
9
2.2
W
11
2
W
10
1.5
W
10
0.6
W
20
0.6
W
20
0.7
W
19
0.8
W
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
563
464
661
554
1290
1765
2696
3632
2810
1936
1553
1332
1024
626
1086
771
423
293
276
358
427
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
30
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
35
NNE
40
N
25
NNW
35
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:13AM2.52m
10:27PM2.67m
10:48AM2.63m
11:02PM2.76m
11:23AM2.70m
Low Tide
4:18PM0.38m
4:41AM0.24m
4:54PM0.26m
5:15AM0.14m
5:28PM0.19m
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7:09
7:07
7:05
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6:02
6:05
6:06
 mm
4
3
2
1
6
17
24
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
13
13
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
8
9
8
9
7
6
5
7
9
7
8
8
7
7
6
7
9
8
8
6
6
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