Nine Mile surf break

Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 24 Feb 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
17.7° 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 10PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)--
Afternoon (24 Feb)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (24 Feb)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
0.6
W
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
Period(s) (?)10109181816161616151515141414141413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3542672402304084485421175128112321138857734724622605563539531444421759851825
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
0
E
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassonononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:48PM
2.41
5:20AM
2.35
6:02PM
2.27
6:39AM
2.28
7:28PM
2.24
8:02AM
2.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:05PM
0.58
11:41AM
0.60
12:18AM
0.70
1:03PM
0.65
1:40AM
0.71
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise------7:07-------7:09-------7:11-
Sunset-8:28-------8:25-------8:24------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------------1--3642-3221
Temp. °C191717161717192019181616151516161716171615151414
Feels °C (?)201817151717201918181716141416151616181614141313
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