Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
14.2°C
1.1° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 6AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (22 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (22 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1
W
10
1
W
10
1.1
W
10
0.7
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
14
1.5
W
17
1.5
W
16
1.5
W
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
327
299
290
178
133
129
252
244
232
200
196
255
266
1346
631
1310
1145
1088
917
775
648
639
443
404
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
E
5
N
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:38AM2.24m
8:54PM2.38m
9:22AM2.41m
9:37PM2.55m
10:03AM2.58m
Low Tide
2:23AM0.65m
2:42PM0.66m
3:09AM0.48m
3:27PM0.48m
3:51AM0.31m
4:08PM0.31m
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6:31
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Temp °C
11
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
8
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
12
11
10
12
12
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
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