Nine Mile surf break

Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 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
18.0° C
(Which is 1.0°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 4PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (14 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (14 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)1010101010910101015111591410141313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)183190154154150118120125102123123169146163156336317307303242238208189183
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SW
5
SW
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:24AM
2.13
8:54PM
2.13
9:20AM
2.21
9:48PM
2.22
10:09AM
2.32
10:34PM
2.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:40PM
0.82
3:05AM
0.81
3:35PM
0.74
3:57AM
0.73
4:23PM
0.63
4:42AM
0.62
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise-------6:15-------6:16-------6:16
Sunset---9:12-------9:12-------9:10----
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--21--32--1-1141--------
Temp. °C141615141515151515181819151514141618181615151413
Feels °C (?)141414131514131414171717141413131617171614131210
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