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Nicks Point Surf Forecast
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Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 15 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today?
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 5AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 6050 | 5759 | 5182 | 4535 | 4005 | 3467 | 3257 | 3688 | 2857 | 2223 | 2366 | 1595 | 1998 | 2196 | 2364 | 2051 | 1922 | 2331 | 2843 | 4579 | 7137 | 8429 | 7418 | 6492 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:58PM 2.17 | 8:40AM 2.21 | 9:08PM 2.18 | 9:44AM 2.23 | 10:09PM 2.23 | 10:41AM 2.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:18AM 0.59 | 2:55PM 0.71 | 3:27AM 0.55 | 4:03PM 0.64 | 4:28AM 0.47 | 4:59PM 0.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 11 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -3 | -4 | -3 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Southland
The wind is still cross-off at Nicks Point (moderate winds from the W at InvercargillAeroAws 33 km from Nicks Point). A 3.2m groundswell from the WSW is too big for here
33 km away, 1 h 36 min ago
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