Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Aug 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 6PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (01 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (01 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
12
1.7
W
11
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
8
1
W
8
0.4
WSW
21
0.5
W
21
0.7
WSW
20
1
W
19
1.1
WSW
19
1.2
WSW
18
1.4
WSW
18
2.5
W
18
1.2
WSW
17
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
936
649
377
379
260
230
179
136
113
120
146
218
403
752
940
1005
1149
3903
888
1075
1099
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
0
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
S
5
W
0
NW
0
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:27PM2.60m
00:41AM2.70m
1:03PM2.59m
1:18AM2.68m
1:41PM2.56m
Low Tide
6:20AM0.23m
6:33PM0.30m
6:56AM0.22m
7:09PM0.31m
7:33AM0.25m
7:48PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
4
8
10
8
7
6
6
5
6
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
-1
4
7
4
4
2
2
1
2
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
6
5
3
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