Nine Mile surf break

Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 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
15.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nine Mile today?

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 2AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (06 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (06 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 123mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
14
1.4
NW
9
3
NNW
9
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
2.1
NNW
8
3
NNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
156
99
99
68
57
32
46
47
81
82
94
126
123
121
120
287
1320
1255
1202
1015
727
586
626
1202
Wind (km/h)
5
W
0
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
0
ENE
5
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:07AM2.44m
1:31PM2.33m
1:48AM2.34m
2:15PM2.22m
2:35AM2.24m
Low Tide
7:00PM0.56m
7:23AM0.55m
7:40PM0.66m
8:07AM0.65m
8:25PM0.75m
8:56AM0.73m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
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7:28
7:30
7:31
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5:34
5:32
5:31
5:30
1
3
15
20
15
6
6
8
7
21
21
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
10
11
12
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
8
9
7
7
6
7
9
14
15
15
13
13
12
12
11
10
12
14
13
14
14
14
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
16
0.5
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
1
N
6
0.6
WNW
9
1.4
NW
9
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
Energy kJ
156
99
99
68
57
32
46
47
20
36
34
33
56
76
64
287
81
80
1202
1015
727
586
79
107
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
12
0.4
NW
6
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
W
9
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
3
25
14
9
81
82
94
126
123
121
120
81
80
81
116
79
32
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
W
17
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
W
12
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
6
4
3
14
2
2
11
20
19
31
23
33
26
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNW
7
2
N
7
3
NNW
9
3
NW
9
2.1
NNW
8
3
NNW
9
Energy kJ
180
419
1320
1255
626
1202
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
124
199
211
205
205
157
155
134
157
157
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
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