Nine Mile surf break

Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 19 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
17.6° 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 9PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)--
Afternoon (19 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (19 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
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
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)111111111111131112131313131313121212121222212020
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4748707171736051521391371359695928683828155154151198276
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
NNW
15
W
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglassoncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:32AM
2.59
12:46PM
2.71
1:08AM
2.62
1:23PM
2.74
1:45AM
2.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:37AM
0.33
7:01PM
0.22
7:14AM
0.28
7:37PM
0.18
7:51AM
0.26
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise-----6:20-------6:22-------6:24--
Sunset-9:08-------9:08-------9:07------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
------------------244192413
Temp. °C191716141211172119181615141416171717161617161617
Feels °C (?)1615141187141916171514121214151617151618161617
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