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Nine Mile Surf Forecast
/ West Coast South Island (21 surf breaks) /
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Nine Mile surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Nine Mile today?
The current surf forecast for Nine Mile at 11PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nine Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 15 | WSW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | |
1992 | 1639 | 813 | 663 | 644 | 744 | 1048 | 1129 | 1078 | 1524 | 2175 | 3139 | 2966 | 2371 | 1850 | 1519 | 1278 | 1163 | 941 | 941 | 690 | 608 | 528 | 519 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | |
High Tide | 4:05PM2.08m | 4:30AM2.15m | 5:09PM2.10m | 5:32AM2.20m | 6:11PM2.18m | 6:32AM2.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15PM0.85m | 10:52AM0.75m | 11:17PM0.81m | 11:53AM0.67m | 00:17AM0.72m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | NW 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 1992 | 1639 | 813 | 556 | 412 | 654 | 788 | 1129 | 1078 | 849 | 2175 | 3139 | 2966 | 2371 | 1850 | 1519 | 1278 | 1163 | 941 | 941 | 690 | 608 | 528 | 519 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | WSW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WSW 15 | W 14 | — | N 11 | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 1047 | 901 | 529 | 663 | 450 | 744 | 1048 | — | 2 | — | 701 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 11 | WSW 15 | W 15 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 481 | 468 | 343 | 543 | 644 | 138 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 767 | 1007 | 1524 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 323 | 176 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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