Nine Mile surf break

Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 11 May 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
15.6° C
(Which is 1.0°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: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (11 May)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (11 May)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
13
2.3
W
13
2.1
W
13
1.9
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
W
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.3
W
9
1.3
W
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
20
0.7
WSW
19
0.7
WSW
19
0.7
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2005
1659
1407
1191
1070
941
797
690
593
519
505
210
220
275
313
328
276
307
391
371
322
961
907
653
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
E
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
S
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
0
E
5
WNW
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:11PM2.18m
6:32AM2.31m
7:07PM2.31m
7:27AM2.46m
7:59PM2.48m
Low Tide
11:53AM0.67m
00:17AM0.72m
12:50PM0.54m
1:13AM0.58m
1:43PM0.39m
2:05AM0.41m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:35
7:35
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:25
5:24
5:23
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
11
13
13
11
10
11
10
10
10
13
14
13
12
11
11
10
6
10
12
11
9
10
10
11
9
11
10
10
8
9
8
7
7
12
13
12
11
9
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
13
2.3
W
13
2.1
W
13
1.9
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
W
12
1.1
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.3
W
9
1.3
W
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
16
Energy kJ
2005
1659
1407
1191
1070
941
797
690
593
519
505
146
190
275
313
328
276
226
196
154
157
961
907
653
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.3
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.1
N
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
19
0.7
WSW
19
0.7
WSW
18
0.1
W
22
Energy kJ
11
7
3
1
3
210
220
137
145
145
143
139
391
371
322
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
W
26
0.2
W
25
0.4
WSW
24
0.4
WSW
22
0.5
W
21
0.6
WSW
20
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
13
50
184
161
233
307
141
141
98
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
4
0.7
N
5
0.6
N
5
Energy kJ
9
23
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
12
5
0
0
0
0
5
5
36
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
9
9
7
4
5
7
6
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
7
5
7
7
6
6
7
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