Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 28 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
15.7° C
(Which is 3.3°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 2AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (29 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
2
5
3
2
!
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
SW
2.5
SW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313131313121212121616161616161514131313141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)683767793922908757628746864102238804422478441243470610866666927686880838572773764165124
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
SW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
W
35
WNW
45
W
45
W
50
W
55
W
55
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:08PM
2.28
11:31AM
2.30
12:01AM
2.34
12:21PM
2.38
12:48AM
2.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:54PM
0.45
5:26AM
0.52
5:50PM
0.37
6:18AM
0.43
6:40PM
0.31
7:03AM
0.37
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise------8:00-------8:02-------8:03-
Sunset-7:45-------7:44-------7:42------
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---12112-2105---1---11---
Temp. °C141312121212131416151512111113121211111099910
Feels °C (?)12111211101012131616147656320-1-2-1123
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