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Nicks Point Surf Forecast
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Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 10 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
15.2° C
(Which is 3.1°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 7PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 16 |
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 kJ (?) | 705 | 584 | 358 | 280 | 241 | 190 | 167 | 167 | 169 | 217 | 252 | 248 | 236 | 339 | 279 | 319 | 464 | 573 | 628 | 543 | 396 | 332 | 589 | 1064 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | 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 | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:59AM 1.92 | 7:39PM 1.96 | 8:06AM 1.93 | 8:40PM 1.99 | 9:04AM 2.01 | 9:34PM 2.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:26PM 0.87 | 1:55AM 0.94 | 2:30PM 0.81 | 3:00AM 0.85 | 3:27PM 0.71 | 3:55AM 0.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
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