Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
12.5° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 10AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (24 Jul)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)6ft (1.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
3
2
0
4
4
4
3
2
3
0
4
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
1
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
8
2.1
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.5
WNW
8
1.8
NW
8
1
W
17
1.9
W
16
2.1
W
16
2.3
W
16
2.5
W
17
2.5
W
16
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
15
3
W
15
2.5
W
14
2.3
W
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.9
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.8
W
13
1.9
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
803
699
367
293
365
610
1951
2259
2803
3509
3845
6872
2926
6125
4681
3519
2749
2125
1223
1407
861
1124
1218
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
5
ENE
10
ENE
20
NNE
35
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
10
ENE
5
WNW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
6:31AM2.09m
7:02PM2.14m
7:35AM2.11m
8:01PM2.19m
8:31AM2.18m
8:52PM2.28m
Low Tide
00:15AM0.83m
12:43PM0.85m
1:19AM0.83m
1:44PM0.84m
2:17AM0.77m
2:39PM0.77m
heavy rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
16
4
1
7
5
3
1
1
2
3
5
2
1
Temp °C
12
11
10
13
11
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
7
7
6
6
5
4
4
8
9
7
6
Feels °C
9
10
8
9
4
7
7
5
6
4
5
4
4
5
3
3
2
0
0
6
5
4
3
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