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Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 13 Dec 2025 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
14.6° C
 (Which is 2.8°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 5PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Dec)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (13 Dec)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (13 Dec)5ft (1.5m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
2
0
2
2
3
4
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
2.1
W
3
WNW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
2.1
WSW
3.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)11111111101111111110101214131313131371212181716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)802698615511502487444439366396432470953746623326246147577822021751025006201
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
SSE
5
ENE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
NW
5
N
10
NNW
5
N
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		glassoncross-
on		oncrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:19AM
2.13
9:45PM
2.16
10:12AM
2.14
10:38PM
2.17
11:01AM
2.15
11:27PM
2.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:33PM
0.76
3:57AM
0.73
4:27PM
0.78
4:49AM
0.79
5:18PM
0.78
5:41AM
0.82
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Sunrise-------5:50-------5:50-------5:50
Sunset---9:34-------9:35-------9:36----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------444----
Temp. °C111415131211111013171716161716181913131312111010
Feels °C (?)10121191010981214141415121013141081011987
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