Nine Mile surf break

Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZST
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
16.8° C
(Which is 1.3°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 8PM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)8ft (2.4m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
4
4
3
4
3
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.4
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.1
W
2.5
WNW
1.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
2
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
1.8
W
1.2
W
Period(s) (?)1212131379991091212121315151515141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17121462143914916031461183515999261121705200523762490168936503661376234712968251024711144498
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
15
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
E
10
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:23AM
2.94
10:47PM
2.92
11:07AM
3.00
11:29PM
2.96
11:53AM
2.98
12:14AM
2.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:36PM
-0.03
4:56AM
-0.03
5:20PM
-0.05
5:41AM
-0.06
6:04PM
0.00
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise7:07-------7:09-------7:09-------
Sunset---6:00------5:58-------5:57-----
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
11258665322132431-1-----
Temp. °C13141515151516151415141312111211121413121191011
Feels °C (?)121111101010121212131311109109101212118556
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