Ninety Mile Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.16° S 173.15° E

Ninety Mile Beach WaveFinder

Issued: 5 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ninety Mile Beach sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.1° 

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


Ninety Mile Beach surf forecast from 16 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 16 Jul, 3PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period, SW swell with onshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Sunday 19 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 18s period, SW swell with 9,006 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 16 Jul, 3PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ninety Mile Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Ninety Mile Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 16) at 3PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.5m and 16s period. The wind is predicted to be onshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Ninety Mile Beach in the next 16 days are 4.0m 18s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 19) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 3PM (Thu 16th Jul)8ft (2.5m) 16s
Best Surf 3PM (Thu 16th Jul)8ft (2.5m) 16s
Most Powerful 3AM (Sun 19th Jul)13ft (4.0m) 18s

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


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