Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
12.5° 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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 8AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (09 Aug)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (09 Aug)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NNW
10
2.1
NNW
9
1.9
NNW
9
1.6
NNW
9
2.4
WNW
9
2.5
W
9
2.4
W
8
1
W
16
1
W
16
1.1
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
W
14
1
W
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.1
W
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.6
W
19
0.6
W
18
0.6
W
18
0.8
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
894
719
578
389
929
951
779
516
496
574
456
449
443
521
383
366
290
421
225
265
243
230
408
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WNW
0
SSW
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
N
5
N
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
off
High Tide
7:12AM2.37m
7:42PM2.47m
8:21AM2.49m
8:46PM2.64m
9:21AM2.64m
Low Tide
00:49AM0.55m
1:24PM0.58m
2:01AM0.42m
2:30PM0.44m
3:04AM0.24m
3:28PM0.28m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
1
1
2
3
6
5
2
4
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
12
11
11
12
11
11
10
10
12
12
11
10
9
9
8
8
12
13
11
10
Feels °C
7
7
7
9
6
6
7
7
7
7
8
11
10
10
9
6
6
5
5
10
11
9
8
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