Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 16 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
15.5° C
(Which is 3.5°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: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)18ft (5.5m)12s
Afternoon (16 Apr)15ft (4.5m)12s
Evening (16 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
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4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
5
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
WSW
5
WSW
5.5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)101112121212121212131313111212121211121313131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)370964488510766462445090407432282773241519451872191618571616172119011803163122582826335535103563
Wind
(km/h)
50
W
50
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
35
W
30
W
25
WNW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NW
20
NW
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:10PM
2.52
12:36AM
2.51
12:55PM
2.60
1:20AM
2.57
1:43PM
2.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:10AM
0.37
6:35PM
0.30
6:54AM
0.29
7:21PM
0.28
7:40AM
0.25
8:07PM
0.30
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise--7:24-------7:26-------7:28-----
Sunset-----6:08-------6:07-------6:06--
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
Rain (mm)
2111111----3541----111-1
Temp. °C1110111111111198910121212121110910111111109
Feels °C (?)1-10123434448999755679976
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