Nine Mile surf break

Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 26 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
15.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nine Mile today?

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 1AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (27 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (27 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
W
14
1.5
W
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
11
0.5
W
20
0.6
W
20
0.6
W
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
503
503
1382
1331
1455
1500
1257
1223
1004
812
700
700
573
475
371
299
294
236
232
216
198
196
276
267
Wind (km/h)
5
S
0
ESE
0
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
E
5
E
5
W
5
W
5
SSW
0
E
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
0
E
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
W
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
7:12PM2.31m
7:34AM2.44m
8:06PM2.40m
8:25AM2.51m
8:52PM2.49m
9:09AM2.57m
Low Tide
1:17AM0.59m
1:50PM0.45m
2:12AM0.50m
2:39PM0.38m
2:58AM0.41m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:18
7:20
7:20
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5:45
5:45
5:44
5:42
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
15
15
14
14
14
13
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
11
12
14
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
14
14
14
13
14
12
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
W
14
1.5
W
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
Energy kJ
503
503
1382
1331
1455
1500
1257
1223
1004
812
700
700
573
475
371
299
294
236
232
216
198
80
80
78
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
17
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
26
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
23
0.4
WSW
22
0.4
WSW
22
0.4
WSW
20
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
20
0.6
W
19
Energy kJ
99
3
3
3
6
13
25
25
104
157
154
140
86
276
267
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
15
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
W
24
0.2
W
24
0.2
WSW
16
0.1
W
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.5
W
20
0.5
W
11
0.4
WSW
11
Energy kJ
21
6
6
6
3
3
11
44
25
4
42
42
196
59
40
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
5
6
7
7
8
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
9
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