Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 19 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
15.2° C
(Which is 2.0°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 3AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)8ft (2.5m)7s
Afternoon (19 Feb)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (19 Feb)8ft (2.5m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
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0
0
0
0
!
!
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5
5
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WSW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
1.6
W
2.5
W
2
W
2.2
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)16151515778899899911121212131314141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12579677301087707396538111490892912511692189327464256480047314501419039404126393332932989
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
40
W
40
W
40
W
45
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
0
W
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:19AM
2.41
3:33PM
2.44
3:58AM
2.44
4:15PM
2.45
4:39AM
2.43
5:01PM
2.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:17PM
0.26
9:33AM
0.32
9:58PM
0.27
10:15AM
0.33
10:41PM
0.31
11:00AM
0.36
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise----7:07-------7:07-------7:09---
Sunset-------8:55-------8:53-------8:52
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---1---1--3222111-------
Temp. °C131312141517171514121211111212111111111011151615
Feels °C (?)12121089111188742222224546121411
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