Nine Mile surf break

Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 27 Mar 2026 NZDT
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
17.9° C
(Which is 1.5°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 6PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (27 Mar)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (27 Mar)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.6
NW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.5
NW
1.9
NW
2
NW
2.1
NW
Period(s) (?)1212111110101099881313141414131313139121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31462736209917651451129710238166454563142992992472502472392322291733519749351015
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
E
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:23PM
2.22
7:53AM
2.34
8:36PM
2.31
8:59AM
2.46
9:33PM
2.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:58PM
0.63
1:31AM
0.72
2:14PM
0.56
2:42AM
0.61
3:17PM
0.43
3:38AM
0.46
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise--------7:45-------7:46-------
Sunset---7:36-------7:34-------7:31----
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
8431111211-----1--1--3454
Temp. °C161718181818171718181817171716161719181817161616
Feels °C (?)151515141515151618191817181716151719171717131415
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