Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
12.8°C
0.5° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 12AM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (05 Sep)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (05 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 119mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
0
0
0
0
5
4
0
0
0
4
5
7
3
3
3
0
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
W
10
4
W
10
4.5
W
11
4.5
W
12
4
W
14
4
W
14
4
W
14
4
W
15
4
W
15
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
17
2.5
W
17
2.5
W
17
2.4
W
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3412
3760
4238
5311
6190
5933
5957
6040
6219
6138
6706
7137
7178
3875
3512
3084
3055
2523
2054
Wind (km/h)
40
W
35
WSW
35
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNE
30
NW
20
NNW
10
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:24AM2.29m
5:00PM2.29m
5:48AM2.25m
6:23PM2.33m
Low Tide
10:06PM0.59m
10:41AM0.69m
11:24PM0.64m
12:01PM0.71m
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light rain
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mod rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
8
8
4
11
18
17
11
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
13
13
12
14
14
13
Feels °C
3
2
2
3
5
7
7
7
6
7
8
8
9
8
7
7
10
11
12
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