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Nine Mile Surf Forecast
/ West Coast South Island (21 surf breaks) /
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Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 21 Aug 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Nine Mile today?
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 6AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 636 | 653 | 636 | 534 | 653 | 696 | 809 | 773 | 883 | 827 | 744 | 724 | 714 | 596 | 539 | 592 | 530 | 631 | 537 | 581 | 515 | 423 | 435 | 635 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | glass | off | off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:34PM 2.65 | 10:03AM 2.60 | 10:20PM 2.76 | 10:45AM 2.68 | 11:00PM 2.82 | 11:23AM 2.71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:50AM 0.26 | 4:08PM 0.31 | 4:35AM 0.16 | 4:50PM 0.22 | 5:14AM 0.11 | 5:28PM 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for West Coast South Island
Continuing clean conditions at Nine Mile (light winds from the ESE at HokitikaAeroAws 48 km from Nine Mile). 1.7m 9s swell from the WSW with a 0.8m 17s long period groundswell, also from the WSW and a 0.6m 16s long period groundswell, also from the W. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
48 km away, 1 h 32 min ago
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