Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 09 Apr 2026 NZST
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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 3.1°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 6AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (10 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (10 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
4
4
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.5
WSW
2.1
W
2.2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WSW
1
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1.2
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
Period(s) (?)11121111111010912121212121112121212121112111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1755187910481132705584358280241190167131169217252299289333330265397492543543
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
30
WSW
25
W
15
WNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
15
ESE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
10
N
15
SW
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
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
cross-
off
crosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:34PM
1.98
6:59AM
1.92
7:39PM
1.96
8:06AM
1.93
8:40PM
1.99
9:04AM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:49AM
0.97
1:26PM
0.87
1:55AM
0.94
2:30PM
0.81
3:00AM
0.85
3:27PM
0.71
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise----7:18-------7:18-------7:20---
Sunset-------6:20-------6:19-------6:16
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1---------------------23
Temp. °C13121110912161413131313131417161414131313151414
Feels °C (?)766669131111108981113121010989131314
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