Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
12.4° C
0.1° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 4PM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (31 Jul)15ft (4.5m)14s
Evening (31 Jul)13ft (4.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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)
0
0
0
0
6
5
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
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)
4
W
10
4.5
W
12
4.5
W
14
4.5
W
13
4
W
13
3.5
W
13
3
W
13
2.4
W
12
2
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
8
1
W
8
0.4
WSW
21
0.5
W
21
0.7
WSW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3227
5116
7377
7027
5936
4295
2891
1681
1019
663
312
333
279
220
211
160
140
124
146
218
403
Wind (km/h)
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
25
W
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
0
NNE
5
NW
5
N
0
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:52AM2.59m
00:06AM2.70m
12:27PM2.60m
00:41AM2.70m
1:03PM2.59m
Low Tide
5:58PM0.32m
6:20AM0.23m
6:33PM0.30m
6:56AM0.22m
7:09PM0.31m
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:45
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
3
3
3
2
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
8
7
5
4
4
8
10
7
6
6
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
2
1
1
3
5
3
0
-1
-1
3
7
3
3
3
1
1
1
7
7
7
8
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