Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 19 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
15.0° 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 8PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (19 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (19 Apr)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.4
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
Period(s) (?)141413131212111111111010101113111414151414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29472065137798094889765242933829716713817315969100280214283330431336331335
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SSE
15
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:34PM
2.62
2:55AM
2.54
3:28PM
2.55
3:48AM
2.45
4:26PM
2.45
4:47AM
2.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:28AM
0.24
8:57PM
0.35
9:19AM
0.28
9:49PM
0.43
10:14AM
0.35
10:46PM
0.51
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise7:28-------7:31-------7:31-------
Sunset---6:04-------6:01-------6:00----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----111-----------------
Temp. °C8111211101098810988877791098888
Feels °C (?)61010733211321121213323333
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