Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
12.5° C
0.1° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 2PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (26 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (26 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
4
4
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
14
2
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.6
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
11
1
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
0.7
WSW
11
1
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1206
1559
849
888
987
787
996
948
816
802
699
594
482
216
173
329
277
123
229
311
294
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
S
5
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
0
SE
10
WSW
5
SSE
5
E
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:31AM2.18m
8:52PM2.28m
9:19AM2.28m
9:37PM2.39m
10:01AM2.38m
Low Tide
2:39PM0.77m
3:08AM0.67m
3:26PM0.66m
3:52AM0.55m
4:08PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
6
9
10
8
7
6
6
6
6
9
9
8
6
6
7
7
8
10
11
10
9
Feels °C
3
7
7
5
4
3
3
3
3
7
7
6
3
3
4
4
5
8
9
9
7
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