Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 25 Jun 2025 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
11.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Nicks Point today?

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 10AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 25). 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 (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (25 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (25 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
W
1.1
W
1.6
W
1.1
W
1.3
W
1.1
WSW
1.2
W
0.9
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.7
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212121313131312121215121715161616151414141414131313131212121218161716171717171716161616151414141414141413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2842602532975436556776619665949179469159961124121816042615300929462721245621991917167214051144110890470680711973124224731534290483149347057924688868157724963515822464441646289615840104178430842433937402343954651484247135911
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
0
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
5
W
20
WSW
10
S
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
30
WNW
35
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffoffcross-
off
offglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:32AM
2.48
1:06PM
2.56
1:26AM
2.50
2:00PM
2.55
2:17AM
2.49
2:52PM
2.51
3:07AM
2.45
3:40PM
2.44
3:56AM
2.38
4:27PM
2.35
4:46AM
2.30
5:15PM
2.25
5:37AM
2.22
6:04PM
2.17
6:30AM
2.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:54AM
0.29
7:25PM
0.41
7:48AM
0.25
8:16PM
0.40
8:40AM
0.24
9:05PM
0.41
9:30AM
0.28
9:54PM
0.46
10:21AM
0.35
10:43PM
0.54
11:11AM
0.46
11:33PM
0.63
12:01PM
0.57
12:24AM
0.72
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Sunrise--8:33-------8:33-------8:33-------8:33-------8:33-------8:33-------8:32-------8:32-
Sunset----5:07-------5:08-------5:08-------5:09-------5:09-------5:10-------5:10-------
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Rain (mm)
--------91-----11----------------------2311----------11----1
Temp. °C10121214141513121110101213121199988888888898999887911997988998877881011101010991011
Feels °C (?)577910111011887101289665332333445756664425742-1-1-2-111010011232222224
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