Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 13 Apr 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
15.5° C
(Which is 3.5°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 11PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.5m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)--
Afternoon (13 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (13 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.8
W
1.2
W
1
W
1.9
W
3
W
3.5
W
4
W
4.5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)1413131212121212111111111010101010891011111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1680124710449807347347227607086065255054866502841966691350226333004373631469426376
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
45
W
50
W
50
W
50
W
50
W
45
W
45
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:22PM
2.18
10:41AM
2.25
11:08PM
2.30
11:25AM
2.39
11:52PM
2.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:18PM
0.59
4:43AM
0.60
5:05PM
0.47
5:27AM
0.48
5:50PM
0.37
6:10AM
0.37
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise------7:22-------7:24-------7:24-
Sunset-6:15-------6:13-------6:10------
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-111----1-------24211211
Temp. °C141311101091011111111101099131010101010101112
Feels °C (?)11107676899986545950-1-1-1-112
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