Nine Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile WaveFinder

Issued: 11 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
14.2° C
1.3° 

Nine Mile surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Nine Mile surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 15 Jul, 6AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 15 Jul, 6AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period, W swell with 4,297 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 10 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with WSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Nine Mile this week:

The surf forecast for Nine Mile over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 18s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Nine Mile in the next 16 days are 3.0m 15s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 2s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 6PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)12AM (Fri 10th Jul)5ft (1.6m) 18s
Best Surf 6AM (Wed 15th Jul)10ft (3.0m) 15s
Most Powerful 6AM (Wed 15th Jul)10ft (3.0m) 15s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Nine Mile over the next 16 days.


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