Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 Sep 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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 11AM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (12 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (12 Sep)7ft (2.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
16
4
W
15
3.5
W
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.1
W
16
2
W
16
2
W
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
2
W
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6603
5201
7240
6737
3017
2886
2381
2167
2194
1793
1589
1382
1348
1493
1315
1298
1121
948
911
1739
1402
1240
1106
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:18AM2.86m
11:35PM2.95m
11:56AM2.84m
00:13AM2.86m
12:33PM2.76m
Low Tide
5:09AM-0.05m
5:25PM0.02m
5:48AM-0.00m
6:05PM0.07m
6:26AM0.10m
6:43PM0.18m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:20
6:21
6:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
3
3
5
4
4
4
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
10
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
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