Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 03 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
15.4° 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 12AM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Mar)--
Afternoon (04 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)20s
Evening (04 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)18s

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


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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)201918181716161615151514141414131313131412151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)437701907110612031261137512781079833706602594534529408390384551678333288811778
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
0
N
5
NW
5
WNW
0
W
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
ESE
5
S
10
N
15
N
15
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:13PM
2.52
2:40AM
2.52
2:55PM
2.54
3:19AM
2.51
3:35PM
2.51
3:57AM
2.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:33PM
0.16
8:53AM
0.27
9:15PM
0.22
9:34AM
0.32
9:56PM
0.33
10:14AM
0.41
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise------7:26-------7:28-------7:28-
Sunset-8:34-------8:32-------8:30------
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131211111110121517161413131313172121181615151822
Feels °C (?)88910108111415141312121111151920151312111418
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