Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 02 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Nicks Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
15.2° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nicks Point today?

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 10PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Mar)--
Afternoon (02 Mar)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (02 Mar)5ft (1.6m)11s

Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)111111111111111120191818171616161515151414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7266525894794223322922514377011050110612031410137512781079833610602557569529408
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
10
SSE
5
E
5
NE
5
WNW
5
N
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
NE
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
oncross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:28PM
2.47
1:57AM
2.49
2:13PM
2.52
2:40AM
2.52
2:55PM
2.54
3:19AM
2.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:49PM
0.17
8:11AM
0.27
8:33PM
0.16
8:53AM
0.27
9:15PM
0.22
9:34AM
0.32
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise------7:24-------7:26-------7:28-
Sunset-8:36-------8:34-------8:32------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1110976471113121010101012151716141414141517
Feels °C (?)76532-13688799810131414121212121315
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