Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 07 May 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
13.8° C
(Which is 2.3°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 7AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (08 May)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (08 May)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Sun morning).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
4
3
3
3
1
2
3
1
2
2
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0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
14
5
WSW
14
6
WSW
14
6
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
532
590
711
890
777
686
581
745
837
1982
2055
3121
3986
4435
6547
4438
7754
9488
13273
13012
12248
12071
11688
11688
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
5
WNW
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
SE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SW
20
SSW
30
WSW
35
W
40
W
40
W
45
WSW
45
W
45
W
40
W
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
SW
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:19AM1.98m
5:55PM2.01m
6:18AM1.96m
6:52PM1.99m
7:19AM1.98m
Low Tide
11:20PM0.88m
11:49AM0.80m
00:13AM0.88m
12:47PM0.79m
1:11AM0.86m
1:45PM0.75m
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:54
7:54
7:56
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5:34
5:32
5:31
1
2
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
12
11
11
14
14
13
12
11
12
10
11
12
12
11
10
10
9
10
8
8
7
6
12
14
10
9
9
12
12
10
10
9
9
3
3
4
4
2
1
0
0
0
-4
-3
-5
-5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
Energy kJ
532
590
711
890
777
686
581
745
837
1982
2055
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.4
SW
19
0.6
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
17
1
WSW
17
Energy kJ
2
29
35
93
226
343
453
573
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
19
0.5
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
17
Energy kJ
1
93
83
61
69
155
229
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
4
0.5
S
3
1.1
SW
5
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
14
5
WSW
14
6
WSW
14
6
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
Energy kJ
23
5
53
3121
3986
4435
6547
4438
7754
9488
13273
13012
12248
12071
11688
11688
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
2
2
3
6
1
4
1
1
4
4
4
Distance (km)
3
0
12
0
0
0
12
17
17
17
183
147
124
222
222
181
181
222
185
223
223
475
650
818
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
6
4
4
6
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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