Nine Mile surf break

Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 26 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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.9°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 12PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (26 Nov)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (26 Nov)6ft (1.9m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sat
29
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
2.3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
2.2
NNW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.3
NW
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
Period(s) (?)1111889988888888888889991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3822637864787628479390346175123546567555470393352306227210239380484578
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
40
N
30
N
15
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
0
NNE
5
NNE
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:06AM
2.27
3:25PM
2.32
3:57AM
2.21
4:18PM
2.28
4:54AM
2.18
5:17PM
2.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:15AM
0.68
9:46PM
0.63
10:06AM
0.72
10:40PM
0.64
11:03AM
0.73
11:40PM
0.60
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sat
29
Sunrise-5:56-------5:54-------5:54------
Sunset-----8:47-------8:49-------8:50--
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1353211--19421--11------
Temp. °C161717171717161615161717171716151516171818171413
Feels °C (?)121213141616151514131214161716151617171616151211
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