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Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 16 Apr 2025 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
14.4° C
 (Which is 2.4°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 5PM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)8ft (2.4m)15s
Afternoon (16 Apr)8ft (2.4m)15s
Evening (16 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s

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

Hourly12 Days
Southland Surf
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Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
2
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
SW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
SW
1.4
WSW
1.6
SW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.2
WSW
2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)151515141414141414141515161515151515141414141414151616151414141414131313131313121213121212121211131214151414141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)239225232392203217611512149112311214128515761882193118091786161115891546152515251504148410681212133713971379110288686275266358651746546545841433532034760175479578271067466347912362025237823462313224322432082205319691886
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
0
NNE
5
SE
10
ESE
5
S
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
25
W
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassoncross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:17PM
2.28
3:28AM
2.20
3:58PM
2.20
4:09AM
2.11
4:45PM
2.12
4:59AM
2.02
5:39PM
2.05
6:00AM
1.97
6:40PM
2.02
7:07AM
1.97
7:44PM
2.04
8:12AM
2.04
8:46PM
2.11
9:10AM
2.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:14AM
0.66
9:36PM
0.76
9:53AM
0.71
10:16PM
0.82
10:37AM
0.75
11:03PM
0.85
11:29AM
0.78
11:57PM
0.87
12:29PM
0.78
12:59AM
0.85
1:34PM
0.73
2:04AM
0.79
2:37PM
0.64
3:08AM
0.68
3:36PM
0.52
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Sunrise7:24-------7:26-------7:28-------7:28-------7:31-------7:31-------7:33-------7:35---
Sunset---6:08-------6:07-------6:06-------6:04-------6:01-------6:00------5:59-------5:57-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C7913131211109911121211111099121313131313121315141414141413131313121212111111111211111110101010101010991112131110
Feels °C (?)461010109877910989866911111112121011131112131415121213119998878878877777787787887
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