Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 10 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
15.1° 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 11PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)--
Afternoon (10 Mar)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (10 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
2
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.2
W
1.6
W
Period(s) (?)13131212121212121111111212111111910111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7996895254433473412602802653023193993683433313452465457019661107850314541
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
10
SE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ESE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
25
W
25
WSW
20
W
15
NW
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:18PM
2.06
7:38AM
1.99
8:23PM
2.00
8:48AM
1.94
9:29PM
1.98
9:54AM
1.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:07PM
0.87
1:34AM
0.96
2:06PM
0.92
2:34AM
1.00
3:12PM
0.91
3:44AM
0.98
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise------7:35-------7:37-------7:39-
Sunset-8:21-------8:19-------8:16------
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------------25-1-
Temp. °C14131211109111517141313141316202019171513121315
Feels °C (?)109998681314131211121013181716131188109
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