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Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm 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
15.4° C
 (Which is 2.7°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 8PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)--
Afternoon (13 Jan)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (13 Jan)6ft (1.8m)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
Friday
16
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)101010101010101014131313141413131313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)745673614563502471502512149512761475154315091547132713081110996918816791627597522
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
W
10
W
15
W
15
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:52PM
2.12
11:13AM
2.10
11:43PM
2.14
12:02PM
2.12
12:30AM
2.16
12:47PM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:40PM
0.87
5:05AM
0.93
5:34PM
0.83
6:01AM
0.89
6:23PM
0.76
6:49AM
0.81
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-----6:13-------6:15-------6:16--
Sunset-9:39-------9:38-------9:38------
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part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----1221------111-----12
Temp. °C161614131212131314121211111110101112131313131212
Feels °C (?)11121110101011111210108765567899978
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