Nine Mile surf break

Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 16 Jan 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
18.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Nine Mile today?

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 9PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313131212111111111111111111111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2461921731681501761701641281309795939368666668715173706947
Wind
(km/h)
0
SW
10
SW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
5
E
5
NW
10
NW
5
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
WNW
15
W
10
SW
5
SSE
10
E
15
ESE
10
E
5
NE
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:34PM
2.32
10:52AM
2.43
11:16PM
2.43
11:32AM
2.54
11:54PM
2.52
12:10PM
2.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:42AM
0.62
5:06PM
0.51
5:23AM
0.51
5:46PM
0.39
6:01AM
0.41
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:18-------6:20--
Sunset-9:10-------9:10-------9:09------
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C181715141313161819171614121216201817161412111618
Feels °C (?)18161412111013161816161188131814141511981415
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