Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 3PM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7866 | 7091 | 7317 | 7969 | 12605 | 16065 | 14698 | 14009 | 13868 | 12115 | 10699 | 8809 | 7704 | 6044 | 4581 | 4160 | 3545 | 3246 | 3313 | 3267 | 3174 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:39PM2.54m | 3:57AM2.52m | 4:27PM2.46m | 4:48AM2.43m | 5:15PM2.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31AM0.10m | 9:54PM0.28m | 10:21AM0.20m | 10:43PM0.38m | 11:12AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  |  | |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SSE 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 32 | 16065 | 14698 | 14009 | 68 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 4581 | 4160 | 3545 | 3246 | 3313 | 3267 | 3174 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 21 | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 7866 | 7091 | 7317 | 7969 | 12605 | — | 5559 | 5434 | 13868 | 12115 | 10699 | 8809 | 7704 | 6044 | 2427 | 2228 | 1822 | 1637 | 1614 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 183 | 183 | 181 | 181 | 124 | 141 | 181 | 45 | 45 | 124 | 147 | 124 | 3 | 3 | 124 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Nicks Point surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest