Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Issued: 11 pm 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
14.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 2AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (11 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (11 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
16
1.5
W
16
1.6
W
15
1.1
W
14
1
W
14
1.2
W
17
1.3
W
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
W
15
1.5
W
15
1.4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
811
684
580
580
1016
1003
966
869
845
622
724
764
849
1102
1138
508
411
879
890
1016
966
1005
978
834
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
ENE
5
S
0
E
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:21PM2.34m
6:45AM2.45m
7:19PM2.46m
7:45AM2.57m
8:15PM2.60m
8:43AM2.69m
Low Tide
00:30AM0.55m
1:02PM0.43m
1:29AM0.43m
2:00PM0.33m
2:27AM0.29m
2:56PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
8
7
7
9
11
11
10
11
10
11
10
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
5
5
3
4
7
9
9
8
9
8
9
8
9
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
16
1.5
W
16
1.6
W
15
1.2
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
17
1.3
W
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
W
15
1.5
W
15
1.4
WSW
14
Energy kJ
811
684
580
580
1016
1003
966
869
845
622
724
764
849
1102
1138
273
299
879
890
1016
966
1005
978
834
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
20
0.4
WSW
18
0.6
W
18
0.6
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
20
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
W
5
1.1
W
14
1
W
14
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
Energy kJ
67
109
227
243
37
106
7
508
411
239
190
154
119
87
71
60
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
19
0.7
W
18
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.3
W
22
Energy kJ
181
311
11
11
82
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
6
8
7
8
9
9
7
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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