Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.9° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 10AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the NW by Sat night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1
W
14
1
W
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.8
W
13
1
W
13
1.1
W
11
1.4
W
10
2.1
WNW
10
3
WNW
8
3
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
9
4
WNW
10
4.5
W
10
4.5
W
11
4.5
W
12
5
W
12
5
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
384
558
456
423
417
341
273
269
207
222
326
284
408
884
1103
1514
1805
2568
3729
4679
5894
6678
8487
Wind (km/h)
0
ESE
5
ESE
0
SSE
5
W
5
W
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
45
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
40
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:38AM2.07m
5:10PM2.06m
5:51AM2.00m
6:25PM2.05m
7:05AM2.02m
7:33PM2.11m
Low Tide
10:53AM0.90m
11:33PM0.92m
12:04PM0.96m
00:46AM0.92m
1:16PM0.92m
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light rain
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7:18
7:16
7:16
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5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
3
9
4
4
5
2
2
2
2
2
Temp °C
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
11
12
13
13
13
12
11
9
10
9
10
9
Feels °C
7
7
8
9
9
8
8
8
6
5
5
6
7
7
7
7
3
2
-1
0
-1
0
-1
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