Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Issued: 11 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
14.0° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 2PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (21 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (21 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
2
WNW
9
2
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.3
WSW
8
1.2
W
8
0.9
NW
9
0.7
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1040
832
741
659
675
588
216
229
172
121
213
269
390
390
384
322
322
326
336
281
281
277
192
187
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
SE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
0
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:55PM2.41m
4:18AM2.45m
4:52PM2.32m
5:17AM2.33m
5:50PM2.26m
Low Tide
9:42AM0.36m
10:03PM0.50m
10:37AM0.49m
11:01PM0.60m
11:33AM0.59m
00:00AM0.67m
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:03
8:03
8:03
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5:07
5:08
5:08
5:08
 mm
2
6
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
11
10
9
10
9
Feels °C
11
8
9
8
8
9
10
9
8
9
10
9
10
10
8
8
8
9
10
8
7
5
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
2
WNW
9
2
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.3
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.2
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
W
7
0.8
WNW
9
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1040
832
741
659
675
588
212
229
172
121
86
94
390
390
384
322
322
326
336
281
281
277
192
187
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
15
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
WSW
14
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
Energy kJ
109
64
90
63
76
85
216
190
141
115
112
269
74
70
45
44
32
30
28
14
14
14
8
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
W
7
Energy kJ
86
98
82
81
70
69
68
118
213
51
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
51
203
169
186
5
5
0
0
0
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
1
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
6
5
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