Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 17 Nov 2025 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
12.9° 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 12PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (17 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (17 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thu
20
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
4
4
2
4
5
5
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
1.5
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.5
WNW
1.5
W
1.8
W
2.1
W
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)101010121313131211111256678811111113141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)154866790566467504666610293291298266320743106813872304375835443228
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
N
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
15
NW
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
WNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offcrosscrossglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:17PM
2.25
12:37AM
2.30
12:57PM
2.28
1:17AM
2.32
1:34PM
2.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:11AM
0.66
6:33PM
0.65
6:54AM
0.68
7:13PM
0.64
7:34AM
0.70
7:51PM
0.65
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thu
20
Sunrise-6:03-------6:03-------6:01------
Sunset-----9:01-------9:04-------9:05--
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------11-----------
Temp. °C8912182018171615141613131412101010141818181513
Feels °C (?)4361315141311109138788667111513141410
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