Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am 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
15.2° 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 10AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (07 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (07 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
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
2.3
W
2.4
W
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)131414141313131313131313141314141413131614141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)64778879985782066964956351251243042324647954563861255344041921512346621630
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
5
N
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:11AM
2.17
4:45PM
2.15
4:56AM
2.06
5:35PM
2.06
5:52AM
1.96
6:34PM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:39AM
0.78
11:03PM
0.89
11:26AM
0.84
11:52PM
0.95
12:22PM
0.88
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
Sunrise--7:13-------7:15-------7:16-----
Sunset-----6:25-------6:23-------6:22--
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------1-----1-111--
Temp. °C101011141717151413131313131414131313131413131212
Feels °C (?)778111516141312121010101313111111997767
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