Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 2PM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)10ft (3.0m)18s
Afternoon (11 Sep)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (11 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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)
6
6
4
5
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
3
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)
3
W
18
3
W
18
3
W
17
2.3
WSW
17
2
W
16
1.9
WSW
16
3
W
16
3
W
16
3
W
16
3
W
16
2.3
W
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.1
W
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5747
5260
4749
2884
2167
1892
4724
4968
4954
4709
2736
2886
2410
1964
1988
1793
1589
1382
1348
1331
1165
Wind (km/h)
0
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
W
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:39AM2.83m
10:56PM2.97m
11:18AM2.86m
11:35PM2.95m
11:56AM2.84m
Low Tide
4:45PM0.04m
5:09AM-0.05m
5:25PM0.02m
5:48AM-0.00m
6:05PM0.07m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
6:21
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
9
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
6
7
7
8
5
3
3
3
4
6
5
5
4
6
7
8
9
9
8
9
11
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