Nine Mile surf break

Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 25 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
15.8° C
(Which is 1.5°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 3PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Nov)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (25 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (25 Nov)2ft (0.6m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
1.1
N
0.3
WSW
2.2
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.4
NW
2
NW
1.9
NW
1.7
NW
1.4
NW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
2
NNW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
Period(s) (?)1111111111116117899888887888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17616112612695668022498864846580479382244175126435406418470403324284
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
30
NNE
35
N
30
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
20
NE
35
NNE
30
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
5
SE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:39PM
2.38
3:06AM
2.27
3:25PM
2.32
3:57AM
2.21
4:18PM
2.28
4:54AM
2.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:30AM
0.62
8:57PM
0.59
9:15AM
0.68
9:46PM
0.63
10:06AM
0.72
10:40PM
0.64
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sunrise-------5:56-------5:54-------5:54
Sunset---8:46-------8:47-------8:49----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----11244211--1662-----
Temp. °C171718181615151717181717161515161817171816161616
Feels °C (?)161416161413121312151616161414131414171816171717
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