Nine Mile surf break

Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 14 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
17.5° C
(Which is 1.8°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 4PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (14 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (14 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
5
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
Period(s) (?)13121212121211111312111110910101011111112121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)221719281835197919211570138912083468267318321477146815331970222326462966290926812418221619441656
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
N
5
NNE
10
E
10
E
5
SSE
5
SW
15
W
30
WNW
25
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise7:03-------7:05-------7:07-------
Sunset---6:05-------6:02-------6:00----
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
2146436---2243332221111-
Temp. °C131413121211111011141313131212111112131212121111
Feels °C (?)10109999971012107854344669101010
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