Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Issued: 5 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
14.1° 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 (01 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 11PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)--
Afternoon (01 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (01 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat morning).

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
10
4.5
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
139
135
51
50
29
29
56
57
61
72
106
77
138
127
158
176
197
206
273
761
831
1081
1509
4469
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
0
SE
5
W
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
35
NNE
35
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
11:53PM2.57m
12:16PM2.48m
00:31AM2.57m
12:53PM2.47m
1:08AM2.55m
Low Tide
5:45PM0.46m
6:09AM0.39m
6:23PM0.45m
6:46AM0.38m
7:00PM0.45m
7:24AM0.39m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:03
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
1
1
8
19
Temp °C
12
11
10
11
10
10
10
12
12
12
11
10
10
9
9
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
13
Feels °C
11
10
8
9
8
8
8
11
10
11
9
8
8
6
6
9
10
8
8
7
7
6
5
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
10
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
10
0.3
W
21
Energy kJ
139
135
51
50
21
29
56
57
61
72
106
45
138
127
158
176
197
206
273
761
831
1081
1509
79
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
4
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.5
W
12
0.1
W
16
0.3
NW
5
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.4
WNW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
W
17
0.1
W
23
0.2
W
22
Energy kJ
1
25
21
29
12
10
2
77
5
4
21
21
21
58
17
24
11
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
17
6
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
N
4
0.8
N
6
1.6
N
7
2.2
N
7
4.5
NW
11
Energy kJ
2
1
3
41
225
521
4469
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
3
2
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
116
157
168
339
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
7
6
5
6
7
9
9
5
5
6
6
5
5
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