Nine Mile surf break

Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 1.6°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 11PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)--
Afternoon (15 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (15 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
1.4
WSW
2.5
WNW
3.5
NW
3.5
WNW
3
NW
2.3
W
Period(s) (?)1111101010101011111111121212121213131389999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)167212301178142422142402254825472804269526202587213018571712148614391491690853173919761255932
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
30
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise------7:07-------7:07-------7:09-
Sunset-6:02-------6:00-------6:00------
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
12453332222111111268192056
Temp. °C131314131211121212121112111112131515151615161616
Feels °C (?)11985335555799101010121111118121315
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