Nine Mile surf break

Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 19 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
16.5° 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 5PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
3
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
3
W
2.2
W
2.3
WNW
1.4
W
1.1
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)151514141414131313131312121212121111111111161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3371351532322964328918911792673408273273256186107107709262404039504871
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
NE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:53AM
2.98
12:14AM
2.94
12:41PM
2.89
1:02AM
2.85
1:32PM
2.74
1:55AM
2.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:04PM
0.00
6:28AM
-0.02
6:52PM
0.12
7:19AM
0.10
7:43PM
0.28
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise7:09-------7:11-------7:11-------
Sunset--5:57-------5:54-------5:53-----
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
2-----------------------
Temp. °C12151614131212111215151188788121397767
Feels °C (?)912151311876710106210115621101
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