Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 31 Mar 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
15.8° C
(Which is 3.4°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: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)15ft (4.5m)14s
Afternoon (31 Mar)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (31 Mar)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
!
!
!
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1
SW
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
Period(s) (?)14141414141413131314141413131313131312128999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)89727816661152764312371631722848245722442002161416231752156113061152949737278373482505606
Wind
(km/h)
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
W
20
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:05PM
2.45
1:31AM
2.44
1:47PM
2.49
2:10AM
2.46
2:27PM
2.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:03AM
0.37
7:25PM
0.30
7:45AM
0.35
8:07PM
0.33
8:25AM
0.37
8:47PM
0.40
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
Sunrise--8:03-------8:04-------8:06-----
Sunset-----7:39-------7:38-------7:37--
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C9910111111109991014171716151414151920201816
Feels °C (?)-1134565445611141414141213131717181613
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