Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.3° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 11AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Afternoon (16 Aug)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (16 Aug)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
16
2.5
W
15
2.3
W
15
2.3
W
15
2.2
W
15
2.1
W
15
1.6
W
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.3
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1952
2866
2341
2341
2177
2043
1169
892
1292
744
631
529
822
704
684
571
326
243
290
284
299
279
346
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SW
10
WSW
5
S
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
S
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:44AM2.93m
1:07PM2.76m
1:25AM2.78m
1:48PM2.63m
2:07AM2.60m
2:29PM2.48m
Low Tide
6:59AM0.03m
7:16PM0.15m
7:40AM0.19m
7:58PM0.30m
8:21AM0.38m
8:42PM0.48m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
Temp °C
7
6
6
10
11
8
5
4
3
2
3
7
8
7
5
4
5
5
6
11
11
9
8
Feels °C
1
-1
-2
3
6
3
0
-1
-2
-2
-1
4
5
5
2
0
1
1
2
9
8
6
4
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