Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
12.8° 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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 21s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 5PM is: 0.5m 21s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)21s
Evening (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
8
1
W
8
0.4
WSW
21
0.5
W
21
0.7
WSW
20
0.9
WSW
19
1.1
WSW
19
1.2
WSW
18
1.4
WSW
18
1.4
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
17
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.3
W
10
2
W
10
1.7
W
10
1
WSW
14
1.5
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
140
127
146
221
403
614
940
1005
1149
1111
888
728
951
1032
1334
1461
1055
802
563
431
899
Wind (km/h)
10
E
0
NNW
0
NW
0
NNE
5
SSW
0
NE
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:03PM2.59m
1:18AM2.68m
1:41PM2.56m
1:57AM2.62m
2:22PM2.50m
Low Tide
6:56AM0.22m
7:09PM0.31m
7:33AM0.25m
7:48PM0.35m
8:13AM0.32m
8:31PM0.42m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
6
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
12
12
11
11
10
10
8
7
9
10
9
6
Feels °C
2
6
7
8
7
8
7
8
7
7
6
5
4
3
5
5
3
4
6
5
1
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