Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 Sep 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 (19 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 9PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)--
Afternoon (19 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (19 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
0
0
7
9
7
6
5
5
5
4
3
3
4
Swell
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
15
1.7
WSW
15
3
W
15
3.5
W
15
4.5
W
10
5
W
11
4.5
W
13
4.5
W
14
4
W
15
4
W
16
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
16
3
W
16
3
W
16
2.5
W
15
2.4
W
15
2.2
W
14
1.9
W
14
1.8
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1275
1275
4343
5140
4000
6078
7622
8380
8211
8011
6668
5511
4748
3784
3022
2424
2012
1463
1285
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
35
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
25
SW
15
W
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
0
ESE
5
SE
0
SSE
5
W
5
WNW
5
N
15
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:11AM1.96m
5:45PM2.01m
6:30AM1.99m
6:58PM2.09m
Low Tide
10:52PM0.95m
11:25AM1.00m
00:10AM0.94m
12:40PM0.95m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:27
6:29
6:30
 mm
2
3
3
3
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
8
9
9
10
10
10
8
7
7
8
9
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
8
7
7
3
-3
0
1
4
6
7
6
5
5
6
8
9
9
9
6
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