Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
12.7°C
0.4° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 10PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)--
Afternoon (02 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (02 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
1
1
2
2
4
4
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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
14
1.9
W
14
1
WSW
14
1.8
W
8
1.9
W
8
2
W
10
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
3
WNW
9
3.5
W
9
4
W
10
4
W
10
4
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1147
1472
443
377
500
724
460
407
994
1106
1075
1106
1195
1180
1528
2289
2694
3304
3776
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
35
NNW
35
WNW
30
W
35
W
40
W
35
WSW
35
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:18AM2.57m
2:44PM2.48m
3:14AM2.42m
3:44PM2.36m
Low Tide
8:07PM0.34m
8:34AM0.42m
9:01PM0.47m
9:31AM0.57m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
1
2
1
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
1
3
8
7
3
2
2
1
2
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
14
14
11
11
11
10
11
Feels °C
8
8
9
10
11
11
11
12
12
10
9
9
8
8
4
4
3
2
3
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