Nine Mile surf break

Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 05 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Nine Mile today?

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 2AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Feb)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (06 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (06 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.2
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.3
W
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)10101010101313121212111081213131212131314141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)180173139139110246285263308390524545224237361418469613623529768646608599
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NNE
10
N
0
NNW
5
NNE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
WNW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
offglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:27AM
2.67
2:43PM
2.70
3:05AM
2.54
3:23PM
2.52
3:45AM
2.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:20PM
0.12
8:35AM
0.24
8:58PM
0.27
9:15AM
0.39
9:37PM
0.45
9:56AM
0.56
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise-----6:43-------6:45-------6:46--
Sunset-8:53-------8:52-------8:52------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---------341------------
Temp. °C181715141515161616151616151516171817161515151718
Feels °C (?)181615141514151415141717161516151616161514141717
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