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Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
16.7° C
 (Which is 4.1°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 4PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jan)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (09 Jan)10ft (3.0m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
!
0
!
!
0
!
!
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.7
WSW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WSW
3
W
4
W
4.5
W
5.5
W
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)121616151515141414101013111311111213141312121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1774317733304032315670668778967865965410268658892534367256079632901263594277317923241694
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
15
WNW
10
NNE
20
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
W
10
NW
5
NW
25
N
35
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
W
40
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:06PM
2.25
7:32AM
2.19
8:02PM
2.18
8:28AM
2.13
9:00PM
2.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:59PM
0.61
1:27AM
0.60
1:51PM
0.72
2:18AM
0.73
2:46PM
0.81
3:11AM
0.85
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-------6:07-------6:09-------6:11
Sunset---9:42-------9:40-------9:40----
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------1487---51----111--
Temp. °C151515151413111113162021191817171713131211111111
Feels °C (?)88777108712151920191512884444333
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