Nine Mile surf break

Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 13 Apr 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
17.5° C
(Which is 1.8°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 9PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)--
Afternoon (13 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (13 Apr)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
W
1.6
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)121615149913121212121211111112111111109101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)841122628812959958979221719281835192119211702137111862026263018481477128912731301152215861618
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
20
NNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
N
5
N
10
ESE
10
E
0
NE
10
SW
10
WNW
15
NW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise------7:03-------7:05-------7:07-
Sunset-6:06-------6:05-------6:02------
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
-465434245337----1923222
Temp. °C161514131312131413131211101112131313131212111212
Feels °C (?)1211108891011991098911111110755465
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