Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.4° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 11AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)7ft (2.2m)15s
Afternoon (17 Jul)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (17 Jul)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
W
14
2.2
W
15
2.2
W
15
2.2
W
15
2.2
W
15
2.1
W
15
2.1
W
15
2
W
15
2
W
15
2
W
14
1.9
WSW
15
2
W
17
2.2
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
17
2.1
W
17
2
W
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2061
2090
2147
2147
2147
1963
1936
1763
1739
1715
1619
2441
2766
1811
2651
2194
1077
1016
871
828
666
639
631
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
0
S
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
0
SSE
5
WSW
0
E
5
E
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
glassy
off
High Tide
00:25AM3.00m
12:53PM2.81m
1:12AM2.93m
1:40PM2.72m
1:59AM2.79m
2:26PM2.59m
Low Tide
6:43AM-0.05m
7:00PM0.09m
7:30AM0.03m
7:47PM0.18m
8:16AM0.17m
8:34PM0.32m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
7:56
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5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
10
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
8
7
9
9
8
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
8
8
11
10
10
9
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