Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 08 May 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
13.7° C
(Which is 2.3°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 9PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
Afternoon (08 May)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (08 May)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
1
2
2
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0
0
0
0
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
!
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
2
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
4
W
15
5
WSW
10
5
WSW
13
5.5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5
WSW
14
5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
581
745
793
1899
3246
3241
5107
5927
4930
8823
11465
12368
11388
12197
11087
9273
8394
7509
6805
5747
4827
4206
3785
3488
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
NE
15
W
15
SW
30
WSW
35
W
45
W
45
WNW
50
W
50
W
45
WSW
45
W
45
W
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
35
W
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:55PM2.01m
6:18AM1.96m
6:52PM1.99m
7:19AM1.98m
7:51PM2.02m
8:17AM2.06m
Low Tide
00:13AM0.88m
12:47PM0.79m
1:11AM0.86m
1:45PM0.75m
2:11AM0.81m
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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7:54
7:56
7:58
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5:34
5:32
5:31
5:30
2
6
6
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
13
12
12
10
10
11
12
12
10
9
8
9
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
11
14
12
10
9
3
2
2
3
2
-1
-1
-2
0
0
-2
-2
-3
-2
-1
0
2
2
1
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
2
WSW
16
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
10
Energy kJ
581
745
793
1899
9
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
17
1
WSW
17
Energy kJ
343
453
573
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
16
Energy kJ
155
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
4
W
15
5
WSW
10
5
WSW
13
5.5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5
WSW
14
5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1051
3246
3241
5107
5927
4930
8823
11465
12368
11388
12197
11087
9273
8394
7509
6805
5747
4827
4206
3785
3488
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
1
4
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
6
7
6
4
Distance (km)
17
0
0
124
181
147
183
181
189
223
222
222
189
223
223
222
495
495
222
222
148
45
45
185
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
7
6
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
4
4
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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