Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 13 May 2026 NZST
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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
13.5° 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 1AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (14 May)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (14 May)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
WSW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
19
1.2
WSW
18
2
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5240
4176
3470
3040
2772
2155
1949
1824
1664
1401
1269
1269
1269
1180
1012
964
893
808
759
784
809
838
917
2460
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
0
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:30PM2.32m
10:52AM2.43m
11:18PM2.43m
11:42AM2.54m
00:07AM2.51m
Low Tide
4:27PM0.53m
4:51AM0.52m
5:18PM0.46m
5:40AM0.42m
6:08PM0.40m
6:30AM0.33m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:02
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:27
5:25
5:24
Temp °C
11
10
9
9
9
8
8
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
7
6
6
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
6
5
3
4
4
4
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
WSW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
2
WSW
18
Energy kJ
5240
4176
3470
3040
2772
2155
1949
1824
1664
1401
1269
1269
1269
1180
1012
964
893
808
759
784
809
700
711
2460
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
W
26
0.2
WSW
24
0.3
WSW
23
0.5
WSW
22
0.7
WSW
21
0.9
WSW
20
1.1
WSW
19
1.2
WSW
18
Energy kJ
4
4
4
13
55
107
263
397
596
838
917
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Energy kJ
2465
1919
1654
668
613
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
124
124
3
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
14
12
0
0
0
0
0
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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