Nine Mile surf break

Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 04 Apr 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
17.1° C
(Which is 1.0°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 11AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (04 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (04 Apr)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
0.7
WSW
1.2
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.1
W
1
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
W
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.1
NNW
1.6
NNW
Period(s) (?)1313121212111110131313131414141414131313131299
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1231704095476365634412543617608398921063951925788646539444350277205189366
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
5
NNW
5
NE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
5
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffglassglassoffoffoffoffoffoffglassoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:03PM
2.71
1:19AM
2.67
1:37PM
2.61
1:53AM
2.57
2:13PM
2.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:56AM
0.21
7:13PM
0.25
7:31AM
0.29
7:47PM
0.37
8:07AM
0.41
8:23PM
0.52
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
Sunrise--7:52-------7:54-------7:54-----
Sunset-----7:22-------7:20-------7:19--
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Rain (mm)
--11--------------------
Temp. °C151516161717161515151518191715141414151921191615
Feels °C (?)121214141516151313131216181613111110121619171212
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