Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 11 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
15.5° C
(Which is 3.5°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: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s 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 (11 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (11 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (11 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.4
WSW
1.7
WSW
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
Period(s) (?)121212111212121212121211111111111716151414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)167167169173205248236289327316383632628543389338102413932437221616801264956822
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
WNW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
0
NNW
10
WSW
10
SSE
10
ENE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscrossoncrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:06AM
1.93
8:40PM
1.99
9:04AM
2.01
9:34PM
2.07
9:55AM
2.12
10:22PM
2.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:55AM
0.94
2:30PM
0.81
3:00AM
0.85
3:27PM
0.71
3:55AM
0.73
4:18PM
0.59
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
Sunrise--7:18-------7:20-------7:22-----
Sunset-----6:19-------6:16-------6:15--
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---1-------1----------21
Temp. °C131313141615141313131313141412121111111415131211
Feels °C (?)98911121210998911131310108891413111010
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