Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 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
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: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
Period(s) (?)131312121111111110101011161114141514141313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)137793889389765242934429716717014713469100246214283330325336331335283283
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:34PM
2.62
2:55AM
2.54
3:28PM
2.55
3:48AM
2.45
4:26PM
2.45
4:47AM
2.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:57PM
0.35
9:19AM
0.28
9:49PM
0.43
10:14AM
0.35
10:46PM
0.51
11:15AM
0.42
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise------7:31-------7:31-------7:33-
Sunset-6:04-------6:01-------6:00------
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---11-------------------
Temp. °C12111010988998877779109888879
Feels °C (?)865421122110111232222323
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