Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
12.8° C
0.5° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 7AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.2
W
10
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
684
336
326
290
565
487
410
424
326
335
686
758
739
721
796
1035
1007
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
ESE
5
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
N
5
NW
5
NE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
2:07AM2.60m
2:29PM2.48m
2:50AM2.40m
3:14PM2.31m
Low Tide
7:58PM0.30m
8:21AM0.38m
8:42PM0.48m
9:04AM0.58m
part cloud
cloud
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
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
5
5
5
5
7
10
10
9
10
8
8
8
8
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
2
1
1
1
4
8
7
6
6
3
4
4
4
9
8
8
6
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