Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
14.5°C
1.3° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 4PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (24 Oct)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (24 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the N by Mon night).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
W
15
1.5
W
15
1.5
W
14
1.4
W
14
1.3
W
14
1.3
W
14
1.2
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
666
648
639
529
404
543
860
1051
1195
1315
1265
1169
991
944
813
694
631
239
327
557
1034
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
0
SE
5
W
5
W
10
W
5
NW
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
N
20
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:03AM2.58m
10:19PM2.71m
10:42AM2.73m
11:00PM2.84m
11:22AM2.84m
Low Tide
4:08PM0.31m
4:31AM0.16m
4:49PM0.16m
5:12AM0.07m
5:31PM0.06m
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clear
clear
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rain showers
rain showers
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cloud
light rain
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6:28
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Temp °C
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
11
12
12
12
13
12
11
11
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
11
11
9
9
9
8
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