Nine Mile surf break

Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 04 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
15.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nine Mile today?

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 10PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)--
Afternoon (04 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (04 May)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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)
0
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
15
1.6
NNW
7
2.2
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
212
207
207
168
176
210
215
163
156
99
99
99
57
32
46
47
81
81
94
88
123
121
232
612
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
10
E
20
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:28AM2.54m
12:50PM2.44m
1:07AM2.44m
1:31PM2.33m
1:48AM2.34m
Low Tide
6:22PM0.46m
6:43AM0.45m
7:00PM0.56m
7:23AM0.55m
7:40PM0.66m
8:07AM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
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7:28
7:28
7:30
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5:36
5:34
5:32
5:31
1
5
13
Temp °C
11
11
10
9
8
8
8
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
14
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
10
9
9
7
7
6
5
8
12
15
14
14
13
13
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.5
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WNW
9
0.4
WSW
14
Energy kJ
212
207
207
168
176
210
215
163
156
99
99
99
57
32
46
47
22
44
50
62
66
121
49
81
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
6
0.1
W
17
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
NW
6
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
15
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
WSW
14
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
13
3
1
1
1
3
6
25
14
7
81
81
94
88
123
31
120
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
W
12
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
14
2
2
11
21
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
7
2.2
NNW
8
Energy kJ
4
101
232
612
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
Distance (km)
36
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
124
124
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
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