Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Issued: 5 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
14.0° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 10PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.4m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)--
Afternoon (05 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (05 Jul)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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)
2
4
4
5
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
10
2.4
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
11
3
W
13
2.4
W
15
3
W
14
3
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.4
W
16
2.2
W
15
2
W
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
633
933
1113
3004
2513
3588
3955
3704
3353
2789
2325
1909
1500
1152
874
742
542
419
331
317
242
220
254
343
Wind (km/h)
20
N
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
25
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:27AM2.48m
2:55PM2.37m
3:13AM2.44m
3:44PM2.34m
4:05AM2.41m
Low Tide
8:18PM0.50m
8:45AM0.43m
9:02PM0.54m
9:32AM0.47m
9:53PM0.57m
10:25AM0.51m
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:03
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
11
8
7
6
6
8
9
12
12
10
9
8
9
8
8
11
12
8
9
8
8
8
9
12
Feels °C
7
5
3
2
1
2
2
5
5
5
4
2
4
3
3
6
8
4
4
4
4
4
5
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
9
2.4
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
11
3
W
13
2.4
W
15
3
W
14
3
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.4
W
16
2.2
W
15
2
W
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
Energy kJ
492
933
1113
3004
2513
3588
3955
3704
3353
2789
2325
1909
1500
1152
874
742
542
419
331
317
242
220
254
343
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
10
1.1
W
15
1.4
W
14
1.9
WNW
13
0.4
NNW
8
0.2
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.4
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
WSW
19
0.3
WSW
19
0.4
WSW
18
Energy kJ
633
522
790
1226
19
7
17
28
40
39
36
34
21
11
10
74
72
107
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
15
0.7
N
8
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
20
0.2
N
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
357
66
9
8
4
5
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
3
0.6
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SE
2
Energy kJ
5
9
12
14
10
9
9
13
14
14
11
10
3
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
176
0
0
0
5
36
13
13
13
5
13
73
36
73
36
73
5
4
4
0
0
0
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
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