Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 05 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
15.4° C
(Which is 2.5°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 11AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Mar)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (05 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (05 Mar)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


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Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sun
08
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
5
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5
5
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.8
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)141414131313131415151414141414151515151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)594569529402396384484594283405800862133633344010452250845016494948514522415138263594
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
SW
5
WNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
25
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
0
ESE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:19AM
2.51
3:35PM
2.51
3:57AM
2.47
4:15PM
2.46
4:33AM
2.40
4:55PM
2.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:34AM
0.32
9:56PM
0.33
10:14AM
0.41
10:37PM
0.46
10:54AM
0.53
11:17PM
0.61
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sun
08
Sunrise--7:28-------7:28-------7:31-----
Sunset-----8:30-------8:29-------8:27--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------21---------23
Temp. °C111213182121191616171917171715141414141515141313
Feels °C (?)9910161920161213131515141312121313141413141312
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