Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 01 Apr 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 3.4°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 7AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (01 Apr)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (01 Apr)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.6
SW
2.2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.1
SW
1.6
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.9
W
2
W
2.2
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)13131314141413131313131312128899101011101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)335928482457233420021614149393315611188104485365532532344845054454153581588410861504
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:31AM
2.44
1:47PM
2.49
2:10AM
2.46
2:27PM
2.50
2:47AM
2.46
3:05PM
2.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:25PM
0.30
7:45AM
0.35
8:07PM
0.33
8:25AM
0.37
8:47PM
0.40
9:04AM
0.43
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise----8:04-------8:06-------8:07---
Sunset-------7:38-------7:37-------7:35
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1110991014161716151414151920201816151414172018
Feels °C (?)5544611141414141212121717181614131212151714
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