Nine Mile surf break

Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 25 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
17.7° 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 5PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (25 Feb)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (25 Feb)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)161616151515141414141413131313131313131212131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5421175128112321005857734724622596563539531523771759865838825705628648700722
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
0
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
NW
10
NW
5
NE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassonononglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:02PM
2.27
6:39AM
2.28
7:28PM
2.24
8:02AM
2.33
8:46PM
2.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:41AM
0.60
12:18AM
0.70
1:03PM
0.65
1:40AM
0.71
2:23PM
0.57
2:54AM
0.61
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise--------7:09-------7:11-------
Sunset---8:25-------8:24-------8:22----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------18671----------
Temp. °C181919171716151616171616161515151517181615131313
Feels °C (?)181818171816141615161516161515151517171514111011
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