Nine Mile surf break

Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm 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
15.4° 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 5AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (25 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1
W
12
1.2
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
W
14
1.5
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
162
297
635
620
648
622
494
467
355
350
345
252
503
579
294
877
1038
1622
1500
1257
1223
1004
812
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SW
0
SSW
5
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
0
SE
5
NE
0
WNW
5
SW
5
SSW
0
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:20AM2.36m
6:06PM2.26m
6:33AM2.38m
7:12PM2.31m
7:34AM2.44m
Low Tide
10:59PM0.67m
11:44AM0.56m
00:12AM0.66m
12:52PM0.53m
1:17AM0.59m
1:50PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
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7:16
7:18
7:18
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5:47
5:45
5:45
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
10
14
14
13
11
10
10
11
11
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
8
8
8
8
9
13
13
13
9
8
8
10
10
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
7
1
W
13
1
W
13
0.9
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1
W
7
1.2
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
W
14
1.5
W
13
Energy kJ
121
119
297
635
620
648
622
494
467
103
350
345
82
503
579
94
877
1038
1622
1500
1257
1223
1004
812
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
19
0.5
W
18
0.6
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
5
0.5
W
7
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
1
W
7
1
W
13
1
W
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
12
0.1
W
20
1
W
12
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
Energy kJ
66
162
125
6
23
56
58
82
106
355
100
82
252
8
294
113
97
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
20
0.4
WSW
17
Energy kJ
4
7
6
9
9
7
99
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
8
3
5
6
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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