Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 04 May 2026 NZST
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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
13.7° C
(Which is 2.0°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 1PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (04 May)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (04 May)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.6
W
10
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
857
814
705
666
666
541
1321
1090
642
632
590
651
733
890
915
915
902
846
857
834
834
742
731
814
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
0
W
5
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
0
ESE
10
NE
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:30AM2.29m
2:56PM2.30m
3:05AM2.22m
3:36PM2.22m
3:44AM2.13m
4:18PM2.14m
Low Tide
8:52AM0.66m
9:13PM0.77m
9:30AM0.71m
9:52PM0.82m
10:11AM0.75m
10:33PM0.86m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
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7:48
7:50
7:52
7:52
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5:39
5:38
5:37
5:36
2
Temp °C
11
11
10
11
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
13
16
15
13
11
11
10
11
12
14
14
12
12
9
9
8
9
12
12
10
8
8
9
9
10
14
12
9
8
7
6
7
8
10
12
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.6
W
10
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
Energy kJ
857
814
705
666
666
541
1321
1090
642
632
590
651
733
890
915
915
902
846
857
834
834
742
731
814
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
1
W
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
W
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
10
Energy kJ
166
314
239
233
157
132
101
111
86
118
98
125
153
115
121
100
40
11
32
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
23
25
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.4
ENE
3
Energy kJ
1
2
3
3
5
5
6
10
123
101
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
3
0
0
12
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
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