Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
12.6°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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 9AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (23 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (23 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
0
4
6
5
2
3
5
5
5
4
4
3
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
14
2.4
W
15
3.5
W
15
3
W
16
3
W
16
3
W
16
3
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.4
W
15
2.2
W
15
2.1
W
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
W
14
1.6
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
W
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1622
2612
5072
4963
4782
4541
3966
3647
3059
2753
2235
1989
1576
1354
1063
912
788
747
743
711
700
599
572
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
15
S
15
ENE
10
ESE
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNW
5
ENE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:22AM2.25m
8:38PM2.39m
9:03AM2.41m
9:17PM2.56m
9:40AM2.56m
Low Tide
2:09AM0.67m
2:27PM0.66m
2:52AM0.49m
3:07PM0.48m
3:30AM0.31m
3:45PM0.32m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:31
6:32
6:34
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
6
7
10
10
9
8
7
6
6
7
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
9
9
Feels °C
2
2
3
6
4
5
5
4
2
3
4
6
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
8
7
7
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