Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 3.4°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 8AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
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5
4
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212131313111212121212121313131414141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)40743278277325872103190119162202173118261807176315702027202724994188431142423699274718581274996
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
25
WNW
15
N
20
N
25
NNE
20
N
20
NW
20
WNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NE
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
S
0
ESE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
10
E
20
SE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:36AM
2.51
12:55PM
2.60
1:20AM
2.57
1:43PM
2.64
2:06AM
2.58
2:34PM
2.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:35PM
0.30
6:54AM
0.29
7:21PM
0.28
7:40AM
0.25
8:07PM
0.30
8:28AM
0.24
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----7:26-------7:28-------7:28---
Sunset-------6:07-------6:06-------6:04
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
light rain
Rain (mm)
1----2321--1-11-1------1
Temp. °C121099101313131111101010111110109888101212
Feels °C (?)54544101098766789897666787
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