Nine Mile surf break

Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 24 Feb 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
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nine Mile today?

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 8AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (24 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (24 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
WSW
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
0.6
W
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)1212111111910109181816161616151515141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3302702131631601292942672032304134485421175129712321005857845724622596563539
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
NE
5
WNW
5
W
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
10
E
0
ENE
10
WNW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NW
20
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassoffoffglassononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:16AM
2.48
4:48PM
2.41
5:20AM
2.35
6:02PM
2.27
6:39AM
2.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:04PM
0.41
10:33AM
0.47
11:05PM
0.58
11:41AM
0.60
12:18AM
0.70
1:03PM
0.65
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise----7:07-------7:07-------7:09---
Sunset-------8:28-------8:25-------8:24
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
----------------133-313186
Temp. °C141313141719191816161716181817161615151616171716
Feels °C (?)141311121618201916161716181817161614141515151516
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