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Nine Mile Surf Forecast
/ West Coast South Island (21 surf breaks) /
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Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
16.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Nine Mile today?
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 10PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 218 | 205 | 145 | 171 | 99 | 70 | 67 | 62 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 50 | 48 | 71 | 70 | 92 | 101 | 57 | 50 | 50 | 72 | 61 | 103 | 153 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:02AM 2.85 | 1:32PM 2.74 | 1:55AM 2.71 | 2:30PM 2.55 | 2:55AM 2.56 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:52PM 0.12 | 7:19AM 0.10 | 7:43PM 0.28 | 8:15AM 0.25 | 8:41PM 0.45 | 9:18AM 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - |
| Sunset | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
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