Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 NZST
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
15.1° C
(Which is 3.1°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 2PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (18 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
!
!
4
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)121313131414141414141313121211111111101010111616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)157021882188246036634311424236992947206513778527718366004293082331271201271406969
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
15
NW
15
WNW
5
NW
10
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
E
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:43PM
2.64
2:06AM
2.58
2:34PM
2.62
2:55AM
2.54
3:28PM
2.55
3:48AM
2.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:40AM
0.25
8:07PM
0.30
8:28AM
0.24
8:57PM
0.35
9:19AM
0.28
9:49PM
0.43
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise7:28-------7:28-------7:31-------
Sunset---6:06-------6:04-------6:01----
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
21-----------11---------
Temp. °C101112119888910121110910999988777
Feels °C (?)878966557887534222101011
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