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Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 17 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
15.0° 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 3PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (17 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (17 Mar)5ft (1.5m)13s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
1
3
1
3
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
2.2
W
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.1
SW
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)13131313131313767129101011111111111111121313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)114499890476071155543741735140731958973278586273266163857150865083012891362
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
N
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:03PM
2.32
1:28AM
2.36
1:43PM
2.43
2:08AM
2.45
2:23PM
2.52
2:49AM
2.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:05AM
0.47
7:25PM
0.34
7:44AM
0.36
8:06PM
0.26
8:24AM
0.29
8:48PM
0.23
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise--------7:46-------7:47-------
Sunset---8:07-------8:06-------8:04----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------14----------------
Temp. °C12161818171816141313131211988912131211111010
Feels °C (?)10141516161312767891076679989988
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