Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 21 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
15.4° C
(Which is 2.2°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 8PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.3m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (21 Feb)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (21 Feb)11ft (3.5m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
!
!
0
0
0
0
!
!
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3.5
W
4
W
5.5
W
6
WSW
5.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.8
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
2.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)1414141414101113131313121212121212111111117711
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38913697344829895341334768081332699936316442332252440187715171224967777553359764465402972
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
25
NNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
55
WNW
50
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
25
N
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:01PM
2.43
5:24AM
2.39
5:51PM
2.37
6:14AM
2.31
6:50PM
2.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:00AM
0.36
11:27PM
0.40
11:49AM
0.43
12:18AM
0.50
12:42PM
0.51
1:14AM
0.61
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise--------7:11-------7:13-------
Sunset---8:52-------8:51-------8:49----
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---121551-----------41--
Temp. °C1215181412111112131414131211981119211913131313
Feels °C (?)81215953124677897581618147566
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