Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 07 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
14.8° C
(Which is 2.7°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 6AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (08 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.9
WSW
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
WSW
2
W
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)1313131313131413141414131416781112101111101013
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)64957251244443042324647954563861255344741955092822752236799899692442351261
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
NW
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
NNW
25
WNW
25
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
25
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:56AM
2.06
5:35PM
2.06
5:52AM
1.96
6:34PM
1.98
6:59AM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:03PM
0.89
11:26AM
0.84
11:52PM
0.95
12:22PM
0.88
12:49AM
0.97
1:26PM
0.87
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise----7:15-------7:16-------7:18---
Sunset-------6:23-------6:22-------6:20
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------1--1111-------
Temp. °C1514131313161516141313121213131313121199121514
Feels °C (?)1412131210121214121111978666776691211
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