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Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 29 Jan 2026 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
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 6PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (29 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (29 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.6
W
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
Period(s) (?)181816161616111110101011131112121211111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10610613413413485161191225260270229128268447418397376376314308254254259
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
N
15
NW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
SE
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
on		ononcrossglasscrosscross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:10AM
2.39
8:50PM
2.41
9:19AM
2.52
9:56PM
2.54
10:19AM
2.68
10:52PM
2.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:28PM
0.52
3:01AM
0.54
3:37PM
0.38
4:04AM
0.40
4:36PM
0.22
4:59AM
0.26
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise-------6:33-------6:35-------6:37
Sunset---9:00-------9:00-------8:59----
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-1---------------------
Temp. °C171817171615151417181816141312111416161513121010
Feels °C (?)1717151616151514171717151313111013131312111088
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