Nine Mile surf break

Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 06 May 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
15.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nine Mile today?

The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 9AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (06 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (06 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 139mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the N by Fri night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
15
1.6
NNW
7
2.4
NNW
8
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.4
NW
9
2.4
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
3.5
NNW
9
4
NNW
10
3.5
NNW
11
4
NW
11
4.5
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
32
46
47
81
82
94
128
123
121
219
697
1219
1255
1094
926
844
1082
1320
2212
3170
2831
3408
4567
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
30
N
40
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNW
45
N
40
NW
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:07AM2.44m
1:31PM2.33m
1:48AM2.34m
2:15PM2.22m
2:35AM2.24m
3:06PM2.13m
Low Tide
7:23AM0.55m
7:40PM0.66m
8:07AM0.65m
8:25PM0.75m
8:56AM0.73m
9:17PM0.82m
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
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7:28
7:30
7:31
7:31
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5:32
5:31
5:30
5:30
1
6
12
15
6
5
5
8
6
27
17
8
13
2
4
Temp °C
10
11
12
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
15
15
14
6
7
9
14
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
13
14
14
14
15
12
11
12
8
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
16
0.5
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
NW
6
0.9
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
0.5
WNW
9
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
Energy kJ
57
32
46
47
18
24
32
28
61
80
48
81
81
80
80
80
116
115
78
75
98
117
115
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
6
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
NNW
6
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.6
N
6
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
14
0.2
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
19
0.3
WSW
19
Energy kJ
3
25
14
7
81
82
94
24
123
121
120
11
34
29
15
32
69
72
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
17
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
W
12
0.5
WSW
15
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
W
18
Energy kJ
6
4
3
14
2
2
11
128
20
31
31
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NNW
7
2.4
NNW
8
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.4
NW
9
2.4
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
3.5
NNW
9
4
NNW
10
3.5
NNW
11
4
NW
11
4.5
NW
11
Energy kJ
219
697
1219
1255
1094
926
844
1082
1320
2212
3170
2831
3408
4567
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
186
205
205
186
208
205
155
12
134
168
365
227
396
205
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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