Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
12.5° C
0.2° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 11PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)--
Afternoon (07 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (07 Aug)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
0
3
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2.1
NW
9
2
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
2
NW
9
2
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2.4
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
2
NNW
10
1.7
NNW
10
2.1
W
9
1.5
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
800
834
699
609
542
413
373
338
338
571
580
643
986
881
732
540
656
427
341
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSE
20
SW
10
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
15
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:54AM2.32m
6:29PM2.35m
7:12AM2.37m
7:42PM2.47m
Low Tide
11:33PM0.61m
12:10PM0.64m
00:49AM0.55m
1:24PM0.58m
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light rain
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light rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
1
1
5
5
3
2
1
1
2
5
6
3
2
3
3
Temp °C
8
8
9
10
9
9
10
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
4
5
6
7
7
5
7
7
8
8
7
7
7
5
7
6
7
7
8
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