Nine Mile surf break

Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 23 Mar 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
16.9° 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 3PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (23 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)141416161614141413131313131212121212111111171615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)289356763773754514514419384303242222170119113109107104128123121216329581
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
5
E
5
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
W
5
W
0
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffoffoffglassonglassglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:17AM
2.81
2:42PM
2.76
3:05AM
2.67
3:36PM
2.56
4:01AM
2.51
4:40PM
2.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:31AM
0.13
8:56PM
0.25
9:22AM
0.28
9:49PM
0.45
10:23AM
0.46
10:53PM
0.63
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise--7:39-------7:39-------7:41-----
Sunset-----7:43-------7:40-------7:38--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131314171616151413131417171615141413151917171716
Feels °C (?)121213161517151312111315151514131211131815161514
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