Nine Mile surf break

Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 06 Apr 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
17.2° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nine Mile today?

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 4AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 06). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (07 Apr)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (07 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
3
0
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
1.1
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.3
NNW
0.5
WSW
1.7
NNW
0.5
WSW
1.3
NNW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
0.7
NNW
0.8
NNW
Period(s) (?)1212121212999914101491313139888881514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1521131117977197344391276116551111264999898166176201310267215225276
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
5
NE
10
SE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
15
NNE
5
N
10
NE
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:30AM
2.45
1:52PM
2.33
2:10AM
2.31
2:36PM
2.19
2:58AM
2.17
3:31PM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:23PM
0.52
7:45AM
0.55
8:02PM
0.67
8:28AM
0.70
8:48PM
0.81
9:20AM
0.83
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise----6:56-------6:58-------6:58---
Sunset-------6:15-------6:14-------6:13
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
------2410321-----1831211
Temp. °C151515151619151414141515151617161616151517171615
Feels °C (?)121111121317141313131415141314131314131316161515
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