Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
12.6°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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 2PM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Afternoon (24 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Evening (24 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
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)
2.3
W
15
2.1
W
15
2
W
15
1.8
W
14
1.7
W
14
1.6
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.6
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
1.3
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2437
1989
1739
1354
1195
1033
899
861
836
919
799
787
835
679
566
563
192
189
186
288
437
Wind (km/h)
0
SE
5
SW
5
SSW
0
N
0
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
E
10
NNE
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
9:03AM2.41m
9:17PM2.56m
9:40AM2.56m
9:54PM2.71m
10:16AM2.70m
Low Tide
3:07PM0.48m
3:30AM0.31m
3:45PM0.32m
4:07AM0.17m
4:21PM0.19m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:32
6:34
6:35
 mm
1
3
2
6
1
1
Temp °C
7
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
10
10
11
Feels °C
5
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
7
7
6
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
8
8
10
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