Nine Mile surf break

Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 23 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Nine Mile today?

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 7AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (23 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (23 Feb)4ft (1.2m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
WSW
1.3
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
WSW
0.8
W
0.6
W
0.9
W
1.1
W
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
W
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)1313131312121212121211111199999181616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14651264110394278667256946433027021316389125190248276230413448916117513151265
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
5
NE
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SE
5
S
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscross-
off
offglasscross-
on
onglassglassglassoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrossononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:23AM
2.61
3:48PM
2.58
4:16AM
2.48
4:48PM
2.41
5:20AM
2.35
6:02PM
2.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:14PM
0.24
9:36AM
0.32
10:04PM
0.41
10:33AM
0.47
11:05PM
0.58
11:41AM
0.60
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----7:05-------7:07-------7:07---
Sunset-------8:29-------8:28-------8:25
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141211101416161614131314172019181717171618201817
Feels °C (?)1211981314141514131112151919191717181718181717
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