Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
12.6°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 (21 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 12AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 6.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)--
Afternoon (21 Sep)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (21 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
W
15
4
W
16
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
16
3
W
16
3
W
16
2.5
W
15
2.3
W
15
2.1
W
14
1.9
W
14
1.7
W
14
1.6
W
14
2
W
14
3
W
9
3.5
W
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
9
2.5
W
10
1.6
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8104
7619
6668
5511
4748
3784
3022
2228
1835
1463
1147
960
1444
1405
2448
1561
1701
1238
1121
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
SE
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
Wind State
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:30AM1.99m
6:58PM2.09m
7:33AM2.10m
7:53PM2.23m
Low Tide
00:10AM0.94m
12:40PM0.95m
1:17AM0.83m
1:40PM0.82m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:29
6:30
6:30
 mm
4
2
1
2
2
Temp °C
11
9
7
6
6
7
9
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
9
7
5
3
4
5
8
9
9
9
7
6
6
2
2
3
3
3
3
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