Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
12.8°C
0.5° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 1PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (25 Aug)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (25 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 114mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed night, strong winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
15
1.6
W
15
1.4
WSW
14
2.2
W
8
2.2
W
8
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
2.4
W
14
2.3
W
14
2.2
W
14
2.2
W
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
2.1
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.9
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.9
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2864
1108
834
650
698
711
731
2249
2095
1891
1759
627
531
523
629
724
768
651
517
479
594
509
553
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
10
NNW
5
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:55AM2.25m
9:12PM2.39m
9:36AM2.39m
9:51PM2.54m
10:13AM2.52m
Low Tide
2:44AM0.68m
3:02PM0.67m
3:27AM0.52m
3:42PM0.51m
4:05AM0.37m
4:18PM0.38m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:09
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6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
4
7
10
8
18
8
7
7
3
1
2
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
12
10
10
10
11
12
13
12
Feels °C
7
7
9
9
8
9
10
10
11
10
10
11
10
11
13
11
7
7
6
7
8
8
7
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