Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 09 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
15.3° C
(Which is 2.4°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 8PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (09 Mar)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (09 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141313131313121212121212111112121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)264326432426210918671603144712241077908799689525443347341285280261329379374361325
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
SE
15
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
NE
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glassonglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:23PM
2.16
6:38AM
2.08
7:18PM
2.06
7:38AM
1.99
8:23PM
2.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:18PM
0.77
12:43AM
0.88
1:07PM
0.87
1:34AM
0.96
2:06PM
0.92
2:34AM
1.00
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise--------7:35-------7:35-------
Sunset---8:22-------8:21-------8:19----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111212119865610131312111091116171514141414
Feels °C (?)668744202691010986814161413121211
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