Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 22 Nov 2025 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
13.3° 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 3AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Nov)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (22 Nov)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (22 Nov)8ft (2.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
SW
Period(s) (?)151514141413131313131212121212121212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30132449216721672136196022482587241520081702167418862380255522051971177316521536140211941045944
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
15
NW
15
WNW
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
20
W
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
W
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:10AM
2.28
3:21PM
2.21
3:49AM
2.23
3:58PM
2.15
4:30AM
2.18
4:39PM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:05PM
0.66
9:26AM
0.76
9:42PM
0.67
10:03AM
0.77
10:22PM
0.68
10:43AM
0.77
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Sunrise---5:58-------5:58-------5:56----
Sunset-------9:08-------9:10-------9:12
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------1----------
Temp. °C1111109111313121111910121212101099910111010
Feels °C (?)545577644655654233335656
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