Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Issued: 11 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
14.1° 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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 6AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (07 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (07 Jul)3ft (0.9m)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 12°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
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
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
W
15
2
W
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
10
1.6
W
13
1.9
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2325
1885
1346
1021
763
613
514
419
331
317
246
235
210
404
486
435
865
1347
2002
1680
1294
1031
911
763
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:13AM2.44m
3:44PM2.34m
4:05AM2.41m
4:39PM2.33m
5:05AM2.39m
5:42PM2.35m
Low Tide
9:02PM0.54m
9:32AM0.47m
9:53PM0.57m
10:25AM0.51m
10:50PM0.59m
11:25AM0.53m
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clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:03
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
9
7
7
7
8
10
11
9
8
7
7
7
7
12
12
11
10
9
8
8
8
11
11
8
Feels °C
4
2
2
2
3
5
6
5
4
3
4
4
4
8
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
6
6
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
W
15
2
W
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
10
1.6
W
13
1.9
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
Energy kJ
2325
1885
1346
1021
763
613
514
419
331
317
246
235
210
404
486
435
865
1347
2002
1680
1294
1031
911
763
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
WSW
19
0.3
WSW
19
0.4
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
17
0.7
WSW
17
0.7
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
22
0.4
WSW
21
0.6
W
20
0.8
WSW
19
0.9
WSW
19
Energy kJ
6
6
14
5
11
13
12
11
10
4
74
72
107
243
237
286
273
91
153
279
497
602
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
4
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
20
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
W
24
Energy kJ
1
9
8
4
4
1
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.8
SSW
4
1.1
SW
5
0.9
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
Energy kJ
7
6
8
16
49
31
11
7
2
1
2
5
8
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
5
12
12
36
13
5
5
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
12
4
5
0
0
0
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
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