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Nicks Point Surf Forecast
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Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today?
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 2AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2659 | 2257 | 1965 | 1793 | 1896 | 2449 | 2631 | 1762 | 2184 | 2374 | 3481 | 5266 | 7689 | 8429 | 7093 | 5613 | 4496 | 3680 | 3139 | 2897 | 2578 | 1643 | 1401 | 1475 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:08PM 2.18 | 9:44AM 2.23 | 10:09PM 2.23 | 10:41AM 2.27 | 11:02PM 2.29 | 11:30AM 2.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:27AM 0.55 | 4:03PM 0.64 | 4:28AM 0.47 | 4:59PM 0.54 | 5:21AM 0.39 | 5:47PM 0.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:40 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 8 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Southland
The wind is still offshore at Nicks Point (light winds from the NNW at InvercargillAeroAws 33 km from Nicks Point). A 1.9m groundswell from the W
33 km away, 51 min ago
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