Nine Mile surf break

Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 19 Sep 2025 NZST
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Nine Mile surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is
12.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Nine Mile today?

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 10AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (19 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (19 Sep)7ft (2.2m)12s

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

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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
4
6
5
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1
W
0.8
NW
1.9
NNW
1.6
NW
3.5
NNW
4
NW
5
NW
4.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
Period(s) (?)14131313131312121212111112127789101212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)420134592950253121511805144812771048851628522505273603173461708343761485081356724471923
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
10
ESE
15
E
5
ENE
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
45
NNE
40
NNW
20
WSW
5
E
5
E
5
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossonoffglassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:01AM
2.47
9:18PM
2.62
9:43AM
2.57
9:58PM
2.71
10:20AM
2.65
10:34PM
2.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:47AM
0.41
3:06PM
0.44
3:32AM
0.29
3:48PM
0.32
4:11AM
0.20
4:25PM
0.24
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
Sunrise--6:30-------6:28-------6:26-----
Sunset-----6:27-------6:29-------6:30--
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1----------------417162---
Temp. °C76711111198889111211111111121311111198
Feels °C (?)4238776555567666536791075
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for West Coast South Island

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Nine Mile (light winds from the ENE at HokitikaAeroAws 48 km from Nine Mile). A 3.4m groundswell from the W is too big for here

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48 km away, 1 h 20 min ago

9 km/h
ENE
0.0
12.8
Air / Water (°C)
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