Nine Mile surf break

Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 05 May 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
15.2° 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 10AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (05 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (05 May)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
2.2
NNW
8
2.4
NNW
8
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
210
215
163
156
99
99
58
57
33
46
47
81
81
94
128
123
120
120
118
557
771
967
805
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
W
5
WSW
0
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
E
10
N
10
NE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:28AM2.54m
12:50PM2.44m
1:07AM2.44m
1:31PM2.33m
1:48AM2.34m
2:15PM2.22m
Low Tide
6:43AM0.45m
7:00PM0.56m
7:23AM0.55m
7:40PM0.66m
8:07AM0.65m
8:25PM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
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7:28
7:28
7:30
7:31
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5:34
5:32
5:31
5:30
1
1
6
13
23
7
4
Temp °C
8
8
8
10
11
10
9
9
10
11
12
14
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
14
15
16
16
16
6
6
6
9
10
10
7
7
7
7
9
12
15
15
13
13
13
12
13
11
11
14
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
16
0.6
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
5
0.5
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
2.3
NW
9
Energy kJ
176
210
215
163
156
99
99
58
57
33
46
47
29
37
35
34
22
20
47
62
80
80
80
805
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
NW
6
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
15
0.6
NW
7
0.5
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
Energy kJ
3
3
13
3
1
1
1
3
3
4
14
6
81
81
94
128
123
28
120
118
81
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
W
17
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
N
6
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
W
12
0.3
WNW
11
0.5
NW
6
0.5
WSW
14
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
6
26
3
14
2
2
11
24
18
120
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
2.2
NNW
8
2.4
NNW
8
2.5
NW
9
Energy kJ
64
165
557
771
967
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
4
186
211
205
208
157
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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