Nine Mile surf break

Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 26 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
17.8° 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 6PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (26 Jan)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (26 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)109998888991414141214141414111020201818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7085995614703903463463203512582152151631192138011066645212168109106
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
0
ENE
0
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassononcross-
on
glassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:08PM
2.44
5:42AM
2.35
6:17PM
2.35
6:54AM
2.33
7:35PM
2.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:53AM
0.50
11:27PM
0.52
11:58AM
0.57
12:35AM
0.60
1:13PM
0.59
1:50AM
0.61
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise-------6:30-------6:31-------6:33
Sunset---9:04-------9:02-------9:01----
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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rain showers
Rain (mm)
12221-11-111-----------1
Temp. °C171717171615141417181717161515141618181816151515
Feels °C (?)161616171614131317171617161415141618171816161616
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