Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 06 Nov 2025 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
12.9° C
(Which is 1.9°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 4PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 06). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (06 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)21s
Evening (06 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
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4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
1.2
W
0.1
S
2
W
1.6
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
0.9
WSW
1.7
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
W
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)1110966771011121212121413131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)823112302202154147140683155718701979222127052852258625473748411738903066272322752117
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
20
W
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
20
SW
5
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:24PM
2.63
2:53AM
2.70
3:15PM
2.61
3:49AM
2.64
4:09PM
2.54
4:46AM
2.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:25AM
0.28
8:46PM
0.20
9:16AM
0.31
9:39PM
0.22
10:09AM
0.38
10:34PM
0.27
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Sunrise-------6:16-------6:15-------6:13
Sunset---8:45-------8:47-------8:49----
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-11----------------11---
Temp. °C141414141210101013161716141313131618161310101011
Feels °C (?)129767766101112121199812121399889
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