Surf-Forecast | Nine Mile Surf Guide

Nine Mile Surf Guide

Nine Mile on the West Coast is an exposed beach and reef break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the east. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west southwest. There is a left hand reef break. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Watch out for dangerous rips.

Nine Mile Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	5	fairly consistent	15.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Nine Mile:

The best conditions reported for surf at Nine Mile occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Nine Mile (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Nine Mile with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 60% of the time in July while 27% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 13% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

60%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

27%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

13%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Nine Mile Location Map

Interactive Nine Mile surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Nine Mile is Hokitika Airport (HKK) in New Zealand, 48 km (30 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Nine Mile is Westport Airport (WSZ), also in New Zealand, 72 km (45 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Nine Mile Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 9 June 2026, 19:05 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 09			Wed
ft, °F	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Wave (m)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period (s)	16	16	15	15
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- off	off	off

What does Nine Mile look like?

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Credit: Rob Davies Credit: www.instagram.com/jesus_returned/Credit: Al Wamf

Tides at Nine Mile

Current tide and informaton

For Nine Mile, 0 km from Nine Mile.

Next High Water: 05:44am | 2.37m

Next Low Water: 11:30pm | 0.64m

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Nine Mile Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.0 °C) at Nine Mile is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (11.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.