Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.6° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 6AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (19 Aug)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
562
394
686
758
739
839
796
657
639
845
724
714
605
596
485
465
458
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
NNE
5
NW
0
NNE
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
NW
5
WNW
0
SE
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
2:50AM2.40m
3:14PM2.31m
3:39AM2.21m
4:06PM2.17m
Low Tide
8:42PM0.48m
9:04AM0.58m
9:29PM0.67m
9:53AM0.76m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
8
8
8
11
11
10
9
9
8
8
8
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
6
4
4
4
4
9
8
9
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
9
7
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