Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
12.7° C
0.4° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 12PM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (15 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Evening (15 Aug)8ft (2.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun morning).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
3
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
17
2.4
W
16
2.4
W
16
2.4
W
16
2.3
W
16
2.3
W
16
2.4
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.4
W
15
2.3
W
15
2.2
W
15
2.1
W
15
2.1
W
15
1.6
W
15
1.5
W
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.6
W
15
1.5
W
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2945
3009
2861
2825
2634
2736
2972
3177
3059
2647
2341
2147
1989
2016
1169
1019
754
1108
965
529
822
704
684
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
SSW
10
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
00:02AM3.01m
12:26PM2.85m
00:44AM2.93m
1:07PM2.76m
1:25AM2.78m
1:48PM2.63m
Low Tide
6:18AM-0.07m
6:34PM0.04m
6:59AM0.03m
7:16PM0.15m
7:40AM0.19m
7:58PM0.30m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
8
11
11
10
9
9
8
6
7
10
11
8
6
4
4
3
4
8
8
7
5
Feels °C
6
6
6
10
9
8
6
4
2
-1
-1
3
5
2
0
-1
-1
-2
0
5
4
4
2
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