Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 01 Mar 2026 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
15.2° 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 11AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (01 Mar)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (01 Mar)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
WSW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)111111111111121212121212111111111111111120191818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1891179514571301136314911674159113811169107689772665258947938233225422043770110501106
Wind
(km/h)
40
W
35
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
S
0
ESE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
glassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:40PM
2.40
1:11AM
2.44
1:28PM
2.47
1:57AM
2.49
2:13PM
2.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:39AM
0.41
7:01PM
0.23
7:27AM
0.32
7:49PM
0.17
8:11AM
0.27
8:33PM
0.16
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
Sunrise--7:22-------7:22-------7:24-----
Sunset-----8:37-------8:36-------8:34--
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
13--11------------------
Temp. °C1311121111111010989111110875471314131211
Feels °C (?)53543445546875430-2291111119
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