Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 28 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
15.7° C
(Which is 3.3°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 10AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (28 Mar)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
5
5
5
3
0
!
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
SW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
SW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
5
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131313131212121216161616161615141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)66365366368368376779392290875766874686410223928458847844620347061086900702668687546
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
45
WSW
45
W
50
W
55
W
50
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:35AM
2.23
11:08PM
2.28
11:31AM
2.30
12:01AM
2.34
12:21PM
2.38
12:48AM
2.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:26AM
0.62
4:54PM
0.45
5:26AM
0.52
5:50PM
0.37
6:18AM
0.43
6:40PM
0.31
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
Sunrise--8:00-------8:00-------8:02-----
Sunset-----7:45-------7:44-------7:42--
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------21----3124--1---1
Temp. °C141313141413121212121214161515141212131212111110
Feels °C (?)10101011121112111010111316151511766320-1-1
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