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Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 13 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
15.7° 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 4AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jan)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (13 Jan)6ft (1.9m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
1
3
2
3
2
3
4
3
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
WSW
1.9
SW
1.9
WSW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)99991010101010101010101013131313141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9848407396855896028217556695635185395025221329138514521599169715241444130812161094
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		onglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:58PM
2.12
10:21AM
2.09
10:52PM
2.12
11:13AM
2.10
11:43PM
2.14
12:02PM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:07AM
0.91
4:40PM
0.87
5:05AM
0.93
5:34PM
0.83
6:01AM
0.89
6:23PM
0.76
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise---6:11-------6:13-------6:15----
Sunset-------9:39-------9:38-------9:38
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131211101416151614131312131313121211111111111112
Feels °C (?)777610121013111010910111191010987667
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