Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Issued: 11 am 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
14.2° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 2PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (28 Jun)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (28 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
305
301
752
633
597
539
444
437
437
431
367
372
395
351
356
289
327
239
232
229
178
133
178
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
E
5
W
5
SSE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
0
NNW
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
E
0
NE
5
NW
0
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
9:38AM2.35m
9:56PM2.43m
10:19AM2.41m
10:36PM2.50m
10:59AM2.45m
11:15PM2.54m
Low Tide
3:46PM0.60m
4:10AM0.52m
4:27PM0.55m
4:51AM0.46m
5:07PM0.50m
5:30AM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:04
8:04
8:04
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:12
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
9
12
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
12
13
12
11
10
9
9
9
11
12
11
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
6
10
12
11
8
6
6
6
6
10
11
10
8
6
6
6
6
10
11
10
10
10
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
Energy kJ
208
200
200
752
633
597
539
444
437
437
431
367
372
395
351
356
289
327
239
232
229
178
133
178
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
0.1
W
18
0.3
W
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.1
W
18
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.3
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.3
NW
4
Energy kJ
314
305
301
7
54
32
26
1
1
3
6
4
6
4
2
4
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.2
WSW
17
0.2
WSW
16
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
7
24
25
28
26
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
4
Energy kJ
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
6
6
5
9
5
9
6
6
7
6
5
8
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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