Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 NZDT
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
12.4° C
(Which is 1.4°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: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Nov)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Afternoon (19 Nov)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (19 Nov)11ft (3.5m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
!
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
0
2
2
3
2
1
1
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)121314141413131313141414141313131313141415151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)161329533835418137712887243322582123218725532480236223732515231820391846253028402861247823782234
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
SW
20
S
15
SE
10
E
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
20
N
15
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:34PM
2.29
1:55AM
2.33
2:10PM
2.29
2:33AM
2.31
2:45PM
2.26
3:10AM
2.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:34AM
0.70
7:51PM
0.65
8:12AM
0.72
8:28PM
0.65
8:49AM
0.74
9:05PM
0.66
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise-------6:01-------6:00-------5:58
Sunset---9:05-------9:07-------9:07----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------111791------
Temp. °C151716151312111117211919171310991011121111109
Feels °C (?)131412121110981417161713105456665655
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