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Nine Mile surf break

Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 15 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
18.1° C
 (Which is 1.1°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 3PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (15 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.9
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
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)101511151414141414131313131312121211111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)102123123121301366356336261253246242222168152183179167128128128979593
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
S
5
N
10
NNW
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offoffoffoffglasscrosscrossoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:20AM
2.21
9:48PM
2.22
10:09AM
2.32
10:34PM
2.32
10:52AM
2.43
11:16PM
2.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:35PM
0.74
3:57AM
0.73
4:23PM
0.63
4:42AM
0.62
5:06PM
0.51
5:23AM
0.51
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-------6:16-------6:16-------6:18
Sunset---9:12-------9:10-------9:10----
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-11--1241-----------1---
Temp. °C161717181615141414161617161514141719191816131212
Feels °C (?)141616161413131313151416151412111418171714988
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