Nine Mile surf break

Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
17.3° 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 12AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)--
Afternoon (13 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (13 Apr)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
2.5
W
3
W
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.5
W
2.5
WNW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)11111111111111131216151491013121212121211121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1664335566106065955739568411226290232449399632056184119792094191415621509254323401685
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
WNW
5
NW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
W
10
W
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
0
NNW
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassoffoffoffcross-
off
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise------7:03-------7:03-------7:05-
Sunset-6:07-------6:06-------6:05------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1--157533334521----
Temp. °C1615151414151516141514131212131313121110991013
Feels °C (?)15141513131414131011987910891010866811
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