Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 NZST
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
15.6° C
(Which is 3.6°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 9AM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)8ft (2.4m)15s
Afternoon (13 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (13 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WSW
1.7
WSW
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.9
W
1.4
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.3
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1
W
2
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)171615141413131212121212111111111010101098910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1074139326472247168012479411088565734722773628694736381551504426192635138517162199
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
N
15
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
W
15
NNW
15
NNW
35
WNW
45
W
35
W
35
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:55AM
2.12
10:22PM
2.18
10:41AM
2.25
11:08PM
2.30
11:25AM
2.39
11:52PM
2.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:55AM
0.73
4:18PM
0.59
4:43AM
0.60
5:05PM
0.47
5:27AM
0.48
5:50PM
0.37
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
Sunrise--7:22-------7:22-------7:24-----
Sunset-----6:15-------6:13-------6:10--
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------111--5312
Temp. °C1211111414121110109101212111110101010141111109
Feels °C (?)1088111198577797566666104221
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