Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 06 Jul 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
11.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Nicks Point today?

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 2PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (06 Jul)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (06 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WSW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.3
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)1313131313131313131313131313131312121212121212121212121414212019161817161616151514141313131212161615781010101011111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)9329511044101491877277271164077682089589590982881663760749250141041030930721018415523723236662312341136188621372216239424912029191018581622142513461351115888293180027171033223243783796322630813625431535782593
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
0
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
30
W
40
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
crossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
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
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:09AM
2.13
10:29PM
2.11
10:56AM
2.16
11:15PM
2.13
11:42AM
2.19
11:59PM
2.16
12:25PM
2.22
12:40AM
2.18
1:08PM
2.25
1:20AM
2.20
1:48PM
2.27
2:00AM
2.23
2:28PM
2.29
2:40AM
2.26
3:09PM
2.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:22PM
0.92
4:48AM
0.83
5:14PM
0.87
5:35AM
0.76
6:00PM
0.80
6:18AM
0.67
6:42PM
0.72
6:59AM
0.57
7:22PM
0.63
7:40AM
0.48
8:01PM
0.55
8:21AM
0.41
8:41PM
0.48
9:03AM
0.36
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Sunrise8:30-------8:30-------8:30-------8:30-------8:29-------8:29-------8:27-------8:27---
Sunset--5:14-------5:15-------5:15-------5:16-------5:16-------5:17-------5:19-------5:20-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C89101010109888998765568755444688889991113111010109910101010910101010101099988999
Feels °C (?)4688997554554321014200-1-1-12444455471197787666898765542001-1-1001
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