Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
13.7° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (24 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 9PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 24). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)--
Afternoon (24 Jun)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (24 Jun)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
2
0
0
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.6
W
9
2.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.4
W
12
2.1
W
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
233
293
289
402
1691
2851
2805
2335
2053
1728
1312
1047
819
639
589
545
499
523
538
507
424
189
276
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SW
5
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
30
ESE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
High Tide
6:47PM2.24m
7:12AM2.22m
7:40PM2.26m
8:05AM2.24m
8:28PM2.30m
8:53AM2.29m
Low Tide
00:57AM0.70m
1:23PM0.69m
1:52AM0.69m
2:14PM0.68m
2:42AM0.65m
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:04
8:04
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:09
5:09
 mm
1
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
10
8
8
10
11
8
6
5
5
4
5
7
9
6
5
5
5
6
7
11
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
8
5
4
3
6
3
2
1
0
-1
0
1
4
0
0
1
1
2
4
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
8
1.2
N
9
1.4
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1.6
W
9
2.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.4
W
12
2.1
W
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
Energy kJ
136
230
318
276
402
1691
2851
2805
2335
2053
1728
1312
1047
819
639
589
545
499
523
538
507
424
154
276
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.1
N
9
0.9
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
9
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.8
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
154
233
293
289
186
120
77
52
35
12
5
4
189
98
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
6
1
WSW
13
Energy kJ
2
2
2
378
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
3
0.7
WSW
5
0.3
SE
2
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
Energy kJ
2
19
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
5
134
0
0
0
36
5
5
0
0
4
4
4
4
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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