Nine Mile surf break

Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 19 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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nine Mile today?

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 9PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)--
Afternoon (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
3
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
2.5
W
3
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
1.4
W
1.1
W
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
W
0.6
WSW
0.6
W
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
0.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)141414141313131313121212121211111111111616151413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)323229643244189117606734082732182561862141079965624040395048717060
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
NNW
10
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:14AM
2.94
12:41PM
2.89
1:02AM
2.85
1:32PM
2.74
1:55AM
2.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:04PM
0.00
6:28AM
-0.02
6:52PM
0.12
7:19AM
0.10
7:43PM
0.28
8:15AM
0.25
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise------7:11-------7:11-------7:13-
Sunset5:57-------5:54-------5:53-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C16141212121112151511987781213108898912
Feels °C (?)151398867910632111463223346
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