Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 18 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
15.0° C
(Which is 3.0°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 1AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (19 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (19 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
!
!
4
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)131314141414141413131212111111111010101116161414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2188246036634311449936992947206513779808088826524293081901271201271376969246214
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
20
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:43PM
2.64
2:06AM
2.58
2:34PM
2.62
2:55AM
2.54
3:28PM
2.55
3:48AM
2.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:07PM
0.30
8:28AM
0.24
8:57PM
0.35
9:19AM
0.28
9:49PM
0.43
10:14AM
0.35
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise------7:28-------7:31-------7:31-
Sunset-6:06-------6:04-------6:01------
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------111-----------
Temp. °C12119988911121110101099999877789
Feels °C (?)787756689743322112100012
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