Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 17 Jul 2025 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
52.2°F
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Nicks Point today?

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 4AM is: 8ft 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1ft 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (18 Jul)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (18 Jul)8ft (2.4m)17s

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

Updates in -1 hr 22 min 05 s Forecast update imminent
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (ft) & direction (?)
4.5
WSW
6.5
WSW
8
WSW
8
WSW
8
WSW
8
WSW
7
WSW
6.5
WSW
8
WSW
8
WSW
6.5
WSW
8
WSW
7.5
WSW
7
WSW
8
WSW
8
WSW
8
WSW
7.5
WSW
7
WSW
7
WSW
7
WSW
7
WSW
7
WSW
8
WSW
Period(s) (?)181716161616151417161615151617161616151515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)237430903946375735613737306825273358580925014748477234053911338629512692228919381939201822202736
Wind
(mph)
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (ft)
6:15PM
7.45
6:46AM
7.45
7:16PM
7.38
7:51AM
7.45
8:21PM
7.38
8:58AM
7.55
Low Tide
/ height (ft)
12:40AM
1.84
1:11PM
1.84
1:40AM
1.94
2:11PM
2.03
2:43AM
1.97
3:16PM
2.13
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Sunrise----8:23-------8:22-------8:22---
Sunset------5:24-------5:25-------5:27-
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Rain (in)
--------0.10.0--------------
Temp. °F434141414146504848484645464850484645434343465252
Feels °F (?)343436343439454541413736394145434139373737414646

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  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Nicks Point (light winds from the NE at InvercargillAeroAws 21 miles from Nicks Point). 5ft 16s long period groundswell from the WSW with a 3ft 12s groundswell, also from the WSW and a 1ft 5s windswell, also from the W. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.

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33 km away, 1 h 25 min ago

5 mph
NE
-0.9
11.2
Air / Water (°C)
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