Ninety Mile Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.16° S 173.15° E

Issued: 5 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ninety Mile Beach sea temperature is

15.1°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ninety Mile Beach today (14 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ninety Mile Beach at 10AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Sep)	11ft (3.5m)	16s
Afternoon (14 Sep)	11ft (3.5m)	15s
Evening (14 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 14							Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16
	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)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	7520	6984	6388	5676	5159	4614	4309	3644	3419	3216	2903	2643	2562	2247	1956	1688	1443	1220	975	839	683	609	609
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide				11:17AM3.53m				11:32PM3.48m				11:51AM3.41m					00:06AM3.29m				12:26PM3.25m
Low Tide		5:13AM0.28m				5:28PM0.44m				5:49AM0.42m					6:05PM0.63m				6:25AM0.61m				6:44PM0.85m


	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	15	15	14	13	13	12	12	13	14	14	13	12	12	11	12	13	14	14	14	13
Feels °C	12	12	12	12	12	11	10	11	10	10	10	11	10	10	10	11	9	11	11	11	11	12	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	7520	6984	6388	5676	5159	4614	4309	3644	3419	3216	2903	2643	2562	2247	1956	1688	1443	1220	975	839	683	609	609
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 21	SW 21	—	SW 20	SW 20	SW 20	SW 20	SW 19	S 6	SW 18
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	18	—	15	15	15	15	14	6	50
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 18	SW 18
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	31	50
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	1	1	3	3
Distance (km)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	13	79	558	558	79	111
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4			3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Weld Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	6	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	6	6	4	5	5

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