Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
14.1° C
1.3° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 11AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu morning, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
18
1.5
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2002
1680
1294
1031
874
763
670
1447
1259
1187
929
783
749
620
566
456
366
408
896
813
929
929
893
882
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
E
0
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
5:05AM2.39m
5:42PM2.35m
6:13AM2.40m
6:48PM2.41m
7:22AM2.47m
7:53PM2.53m
Low Tide
11:25AM0.53m
11:55PM0.56m
12:30PM0.52m
1:03AM0.49m
1:36PM0.47m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:02
8:02
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
7
6
7
10
10
6
4
3
3
4
4
9
10
8
6
5
5
5
5
9
10
9
7
7
Feels °C
2
0
2
5
6
2
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
6
8
5
3
1
1
1
1
7
8
7
4
4
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