Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 15 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: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)--
Afternoon (15 Apr)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (15 Apr)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
W
2.3
W
2.5
W
3.5
W
4.5
W
5.5
WSW
5.5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
Period(s) (?)78891011121212121212121313131112121212111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)417649949170833726692865475946324532641353471295325872154179316051721138812691469131713231643
Wind
(km/h)
35
WNW
25
WNW
35
W
45
W
50
W
55
W
55
WSW
45
W
40
WSW
35
W
30
W
25
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
20
WNW
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
N
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:52PM
2.42
12:10PM
2.52
12:36AM
2.51
12:55PM
2.60
1:20AM
2.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:50PM
0.37
6:10AM
0.37
6:35PM
0.30
6:54AM
0.29
7:21PM
0.28
7:40AM
0.25
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise------7:24-------7:26-------7:28-
Sunset-6:10-------6:08-------6:07------
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
23312111111----14912----
Temp. °C1010101010101111111110108910131213121211101012
Feels °C (?)3420-1-2-112334455910910108779
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