Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 NZDT
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
15.6° 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 11AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (24 Mar)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (24 Mar)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
0
1
1
0
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
1.6
W
1.8
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.1
W
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)121211111111111111131313141413131313131212121216
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)426699807843798100784665569810129961342149012991074878769669534412347347269264
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
N
10
SSW
15
SW
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
SE
10
E
20
NE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:58AM
2.33
6:38PM
2.32
7:04AM
2.23
7:48PM
2.24
8:19AM
2.17
9:01PM
2.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:26PM
0.47
12:59AM
0.62
1:30PM
0.54
2:05AM
0.68
2:41PM
0.56
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise--7:54-------7:56-------7:56-----
Sunset-----7:53-------7:52-------7:50--
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151615181916151412121115171815121211111518191714
Feels °C (?)12121217161414121110813131512910981316181412
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