Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
14.2°C
1.5° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 8PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (16 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
4
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
W
13
1.9
W
13
1.7
W
13
1
W
12
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1452
1181
956
309
230
196
341
336
279
224
213
209
217
217
173
173
170
70
79
75
94
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
SE
5
SSW
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
0
SE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:56PM2.33m
3:24AM2.19m
3:46PM2.19m
4:19AM2.06m
4:47PM2.08m
Low Tide
8:49AM0.66m
9:16PM0.68m
9:36AM0.80m
10:09PM0.81m
10:33AM0.92m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
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6:41
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7:57
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7:58
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Temp °C
10
13
14
13
9
7
7
6
9
11
11
11
10
9
8
8
10
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
6
8
10
10
4
3
3
2
6
7
8
8
8
7
6
6
9
8
9
10
9
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