Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
12.6° C
(Which is 1.6°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 5AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (18 Nov)--
Evening (18 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
1.6
W
1.9
W
2
W
1.5
W
1.3
WNW
1.3
W
1.9
W
2.2
W
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)131111111256788811111314141413131313131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)67464665610266371272229230828120822933234349631802653243322242059203524022517
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
N
20
W
30
W
25
W
15
WNW
15
N
15
N
10
N
5
N
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NW
15
NW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:37AM
2.30
12:57PM
2.28
1:17AM
2.32
1:34PM
2.29
1:55AM
2.33
2:10PM
2.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:54AM
0.68
7:13PM
0.64
7:34AM
0.70
7:51PM
0.65
8:12AM
0.72
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Sunrise---6:03-------6:01-------6:01----
Sunset-------9:04-------9:05-------9:07
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1------------------
Temp. °C171615141714141513111011141616151312111116202119
Feels °C (?)131110914118997681213131311108814181715
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