Nine Mile surf break

Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 13 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
17.3° C
(Which is 1.6°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 2PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (13 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (13 Apr)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
2
3
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
WNW
2.5
W
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
2.3
W
2.5
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)1113121615141410131212121212121111111111111099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5739568411226288129872782940205918121725167217601597139512081888189815321253991102411851397
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
W
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
10
NE
10
ENE
5
SE
5
S
5
WSW
10
W
15
NW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrossglassoncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise7:03-------7:03-------7:05-------
Sunset---6:06-------6:05-------6:02----
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---765432236431---1-6522
Temp. °C151615151413121213141312121110101113141413131212
Feels °C (?)141311121087911111091198891211109765
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