Nine Mile surf break

Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 26 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
17.8° 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: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (26 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (26 Feb)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)141414131313131313131312121313131414131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)724596655539531523865862957851728705628648700722743636608507424405323258
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
SW
5
ESE
0
N
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
ononglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffglasscross-
off
ononcross-
on
glassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:28PM
2.24
8:02AM
2.33
8:46PM
2.33
9:13AM
2.47
9:49PM
2.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:03PM
0.65
1:40AM
0.71
2:23PM
0.57
2:54AM
0.61
3:31PM
0.42
3:55AM
0.45
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise--------7:11-------7:11-------
Sunset---8:24-------8:22-------8:22----
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
3322231-----------------
Temp. °C151718181615151514171716161514131517171614131212
Feels °C (?)141618171615151514171514151412121415151514131111
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