Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
12.5° C
0.1° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 2PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (29 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (29 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
W
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.2
W
13
0.8
WSW
13
2.1
NW
8
3
NW
9
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
3
NW
9
3.5
WNW
9
4
WNW
10
5
W
15
5.5
W
15
5
W
14
5
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
437
788
754
743
725
636
607
529
511
232
533
1209
1456
1185
1247
2023
3372
9897
12734
10775
10230
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
30
N
10
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
35
WNW
40
W
40
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
off
High Tide
10:40AM2.47m
10:55PM2.60m
11:17AM2.54m
11:31PM2.66m
11:52AM2.59m
Low Tide
4:46PM0.45m
5:09AM0.34m
5:22PM0.37m
5:45AM0.27m
5:58PM0.32m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:47
7:46
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5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
3
19
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
4
7
Temp °C
9
10
10
10
9
10
10
9
9
13
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
10
10
9
Feels °C
7
8
7
8
6
8
8
6
6
9
6
9
6
5
3
2
2
0
3
4
6
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