Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
13.9°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 (12 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 12AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)--
Afternoon (12 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
16
1.5
W
16
1.7
W
16
1.5
W
14
1.8
W
15
1.7
W
15
1.6
W
15
1.5
W
16
1.4
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
338
311
262
216
165
141
109
106
106
297
778
1160
1422
965
1450
1368
1200
1102
978
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
E
5
E
5
E
0
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
5
NE
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:08AM2.82m
12:26PM2.78m
00:44AM2.75m
1:01PM2.71m
Low Tide
6:19AM0.13m
6:37PM0.16m
6:54AM0.22m
7:14PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
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6:48
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Temp °C
15
14
13
13
12
11
14
16
15
14
13
12
11
11
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
14
14
13
13
11
10
14
15
14
14
13
11
10
9
13
14
14
14
13
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