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Nine Mile Surf Photo: 'Winter Swell north of Greymouth' by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 42.34° S 171.26° E

Issued: 5 am 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nine Mile sea temperature is

13.8° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Nine Mile surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SSW		WSW
	16 s	cross- on		16 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 August at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nine Mile around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SSW		WSW	NNW
	16 s	cross		16 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 August at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nine Mile around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	WSW	SSE		WSW	WSW	NNW
	16 s	cross- off		16 s	7 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 August at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nine Mile around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	WSW	E		WSW	WSW	NNW
	16 s	off		7 s	16 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 August at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nine Mile around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	WSW	E		WSW	WSW	NNW
	15 s	off		8 s	15 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 August at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nine Mile around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	WSW	E		WSW	WSW	NW
	15 s	off		8 s	15 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 August at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nine Mile around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	WSW	E		WSW	WSW	NW
	16 s	off		9 s	16 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 August at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nine Mile around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	WSW	E		WSW	WSW	NNW
	19 s	off		19 s	10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 August at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nine Mile around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	WSW	ENE		WSW	WSW	NNW
	18 s	glass		18 s	10 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 August at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nine Mile around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	WSW	W		WSW	W	NNW
	17 s	glass		17 s	10 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 August at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nine Mile around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	S		WSW	NNW
	17 s	glass		17 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 August at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nine Mile around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ESE		WSW	NNW
	16 s	glass		16 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 August at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nine Mile around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	E		WSW	NNW
	16 s	off		16 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 August at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nine Mile around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	E		WSW	NNW
	16 s	off		16 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 August at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nine Mile around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	E		WSW	N
	15 s	off		15 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 August at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nine Mile around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ENE		WSW
	15 s	glass		15 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 August at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nine Mile around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NNW		WSW
	15 s	glass		15 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 August at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nine Mile around the time the photo was taken

Image captured One hour and 30 minutes after low water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.1m (3.6 ft). Range 3.39m (11.1 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Nine Mile Surf Photo: 'Winter Swell north of Greymouth' by Rob Davies

Glassy and sometimes tempting but the set waves looked very heavy.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 1:00 pm 3 Aug 2025