Nine Mile surf break

Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 24 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
15.6° 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 2PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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)
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
W
13
0.5
W
18
0.7
W
17
1.1
W
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
0.9
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
207
178
173
129
121
162
297
635
620
648
622
494
467
355
350
345
252
432
503
503
822
906
1455
1346
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SW
0
SSW
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
SE
5
SW
5
SW
0
SSE
0
E
5
SSE
5
E
5
E
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:50PM2.27m
5:20AM2.36m
6:06PM2.26m
6:33AM2.38m
7:12PM2.31m
Low Tide
10:29AM0.53m
10:59PM0.67m
11:44AM0.56m
00:12AM0.66m
12:52PM0.53m
1:17AM0.59m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:15
7:16
7:18
7:18
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5:49
5:47
5:45
5:45
Temp °C
9
12
12
11
10
10
9
9
10
14
14
13
11
10
10
10
11
13
13
12
13
13
13
12
6
10
10
10
9
8
7
6
8
12
13
13
9
8
8
8
10
11
12
12
13
13
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.7
W
17
1.1
W
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
0.9
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
Energy kJ
207
178
173
129
121
119
297
635
620
648
622
494
467
355
350
345
252
432
503
503
822
906
1455
1346
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
W
21
0.2
W
20
0.3
W
19
0.5
W
18
0.6
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
5
0.5
W
7
0.7
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
7
1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.1
W
20
0.4
WSW
15
0.5
W
18
1
W
6
Energy kJ
4
4
9
31
66
162
125
3
23
44
43
89
109
103
82
82
84
8
72
156
86
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
20
Energy kJ
3
3
4
7
6
9
9
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
4
36
4
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
6
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
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