Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 26 Feb 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 1.9°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 5AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (26 Feb)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (26 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
2.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131312121212121213141414131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)223423002088190115111538146512971256121612401220124014501594171916031579138411701207119211171388
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
20
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
glassglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:10PM
2.22
9:40AM
2.17
10:20PM
2.25
10:47AM
2.22
11:23PM
2.31
11:47AM
2.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:27AM
0.70
4:01PM
0.56
4:39AM
0.65
5:08PM
0.47
5:44AM
0.54
6:08PM
0.34
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise----7:16-------7:18-------7:20---
Sunset-------8:44-------8:42-------8:39
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1622--------------------
Temp. °C14131211111313121111111011121312111010911131414
Feels °C (?)131088898888881099887768999
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