Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Issued: 5 pm 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
14.2° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 12AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (01 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (01 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.7
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
257
232
229
178
176
178
181
139
139
135
51
50
29
29
56
57
61
73
103
106
136
123
83
98
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
0
NE
5
W
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:15PM2.54m
11:38AM2.48m
11:53PM2.57m
12:16PM2.48m
00:31AM2.57m
Low Tide
5:07PM0.50m
5:30AM0.42m
5:45PM0.46m
6:09AM0.39m
6:23PM0.45m
6:46AM0.38m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:03
8:03
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5:12
5:12
5:13
5:13
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
11
10
9
7
7
7
7
8
11
10
10
8
7
8
8
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.7
W
10
Energy kJ
257
232
229
178
176
178
181
139
139
135
25
50
21
29
56
57
61
73
103
106
136
123
83
98
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
W
12
0.3
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
Energy kJ
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
51
21
29
12
23
4
6
9
18
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.2
WSW
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
Energy kJ
24
25
26
5
5
21
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
73
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
6
5
7
9
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