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Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Nine Mile Surf Photo: 'Nice day' by Al Wamf

Issued: 5 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is

12.1° C

0.2°

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NNW		WSW	WNW
	16 s	glass		16 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 December at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nine Mile around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NW		WSW	N
	15 s	glass		15 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 December at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nine Mile around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NNW		WSW	N
	15 s	glass		15 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 December at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nine Mile around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NE		WSW	N
	14 s	glass		14 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 December at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nine Mile around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NNE		WSW	N
	14 s	glass		14 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 December at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nine Mile around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NE		WSW	NNW
	14 s	cross- off		14 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 December at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nine Mile around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NE		WSW	N
	14 s	cross- off		14 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 December at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nine Mile around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NE		WSW	NNW
	14 s	cross- off		14 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 December at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nine Mile around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NNE		NNW	WSW
	14 s	cross- off		5 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 December at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nine Mile around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NE		NNW	WSW
	14 s	cross- off		6 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 December at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nine Mile around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NE		NNW	WSW
	17 s	cross- off		6 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 December at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nine Mile around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NE		NNW	WSW
	16 s	cross- off		6 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 December at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nine Mile around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NE		NNW	WSW
	15 s	cross- off		6 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 December at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nine Mile around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NE		NNW	WSW
	15 s	cross- off		7 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 December at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nine Mile around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ENE		NNW	WSW
	14 s	off		8 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 December at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nine Mile around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ENE		NW	WSW
	14 s	off		8 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 December at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nine Mile around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NNE		NW	WSW
	14 s	cross- off		8 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 December at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nine Mile around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 32 minutes before high water (rising spring tide). Tide height was 1.9m (6.4 ft). Range 3.55m (11.6 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Nine Mile Surf Photo: 'Nice day' by Al Wamf

Date is approximate but to the best of my memory

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User: Al Wamf (4 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2475 photos)

Photo taken at: 1:05 pm 27 Dec 2014