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Nicks Point Surf Forecast
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Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 17 Jul 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today?
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 4AM is: 8ft 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1ft 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (ft) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 2374 | 3090 | 3946 | 3757 | 3561 | 3737 | 3068 | 2527 | 3358 | 5809 | 2501 | 4748 | 4772 | 3405 | 3911 | 3386 | 2951 | 2692 | 2289 | 1938 | 1939 | 2018 | 2220 | 2736 |
Wind (mph) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (ft) | 6:15PM 7.45 | 6:46AM 7.45 | 7:16PM 7.38 | 7:51AM 7.45 | 8:21PM 7.38 | 8:58AM 7.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (ft) | 12:40AM 1.84 | 1:11PM 1.84 | 1:40AM 1.94 | 2:11PM 2.03 | 2:43AM 1.97 | 3:16PM 2.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - |
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Rain (in) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °F | 43 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 46 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 46 | 52 | 52 |
| Feels °F (?) | 34 | 34 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 39 | 45 | 45 | 41 | 41 | 37 | 36 | 39 | 41 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 46 | 46 |
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Continuing clean conditions at Nicks Point (light winds from the NE at InvercargillAeroAws 21 miles from Nicks Point). 5ft 16s long period groundswell from the WSW with a 3ft 12s groundswell, also from the WSW and a 1ft 5s windswell, also from the W. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.
33 km away, 1 h 25 min ago
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