Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 30 Mar 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
15.8° C
(Which is 3.4°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 9AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 30). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (30 Mar)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (30 Mar)16ft (5.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
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!
!
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4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
SW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
Period(s) (?)161616161514111314141414141413131314141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)478444663470610869797101591589348612764863355353425436063070289124572278200216141693200516991306
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
40
WSW
45
W
50
W
55
W
50
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
W
25
W
20
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:21PM
2.38
12:48AM
2.39
1:05PM
2.45
1:31AM
2.44
1:47PM
2.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:18AM
0.43
6:40PM
0.31
7:03AM
0.37
7:25PM
0.30
7:45AM
0.35
8:07PM
0.33
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
Sunrise--8:02-------8:03-------8:04-----
Sunset-----7:42-------7:39-------7:38--
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Rain (mm)
---1---1----------------
Temp. °C12121312121211999101111111099891418171615
Feels °C (?)7774220-2023555444451114131313
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