Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 23 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
15.1° 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 11AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (23 Feb)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (23 Feb)5ft (1.5m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
5
5
4
3
2
1
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.5
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
0.8
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212111111111111111118141313161615151414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15171224984777626353553776682279286360887786917290330953156271222592082222821071962
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
25
N
20
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
SE
20
S
15
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:14AM
2.31
6:50PM
2.30
7:16AM
2.23
7:58PM
2.24
8:27AM
2.17
9:10PM
2.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:42PM
0.51
1:14AM
0.61
1:43PM
0.58
2:17AM
0.68
2:51PM
0.60
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise--7:13-------7:13-------7:16-----
Sunset-----8:49-------8:46-------8:45--
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------41--------------14
Temp. °C9811182219131312121314141412111010121818141312
Feels °C (?)758151914977810111111101078101616111111
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