Nine Mile surf break

Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 21 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
16.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nine Mile today?

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 6PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.8
WSW
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)121111111116161514131313121219181817161616151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)67624040395048717092905750507261103153132337177155273269
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:32PM
2.74
1:55AM
2.71
2:30PM
2.55
2:55AM
2.56
3:36PM
2.38
4:04AM
2.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:19AM
0.10
7:43PM
0.28
8:15AM
0.25
8:41PM
0.45
9:18AM
0.41
9:46PM
0.60
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise7:11-------7:13-------7:13-------
Sunset--5:53-------5:52-------5:51-----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C91113108777812141187778121211101099
Feels °C (?)24742222371073333410898766
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