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Nine Mile surf break

Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 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
16.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nine Mile today?

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 10PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)131212121212121111111116161514131313121219181817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2182051451719970676240403950487170921015750507261103153
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:02AM
2.85
1:32PM
2.74
1:55AM
2.71
2:30PM
2.55
2:55AM
2.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:52PM
0.12
7:19AM
0.10
7:43PM
0.28
8:15AM
0.25
8:41PM
0.45
9:18AM
0.41
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------7:11-------7:13-------7:13-
Sunset5:54-------5:53-------5:52-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141198878111310777791214117777812
Feels °C (?)9621101464022247963333510
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