Nicks Point Surf Break

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Issued: 5 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
12.3° C

1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Nicks Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 10AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (23 Jun)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (23 Jun)7ft (2.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
2
2
!
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
3
W
13
4.5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
11
3.5
SW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1973
1862
1672
1647
1520
1497
1497
1449
1471
1748
2215
2449
3246
6787
8096
6706
3995
3289
2667
2052
1865
2047
2257
2098
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
N
20
W
25
W
40
WSW
40
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
40
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:18AM2.22m
8:46PM2.18m
9:14AM2.20m
9:39PM2.18m
10:07AM2.21m
10:29PM2.19m
Low Tide
2:03AM0.69m
2:29PM0.68m
3:00AM0.74m
3:24PM0.77m
3:55AM0.76m
4:19PM0.82m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:32
8:33
8:33
8:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
1
2
2
2
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
8
7
7
9
11
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
8
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
8
Feels °C
4
3
4
6
8
5
4
4
4
5
3
2
-1
-3
-2
0
-2
-2
1
3
4
4
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
14
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1973
1862
1672
1647
1520
1497
1497
1449
1471
1748
2052
1865
2047
2257
2098
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.9
W
7
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
Energy kJ
4
82
4
4
4
25
8
8
8
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
3
W
13
4.5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
11
3.5
SW
11
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
3
3
4
2215
2449
3246
6787
8096
6706
3995
3289
2667
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
2
2
1
4
1
4
4
1
4
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
93
45
124
181
183
253
183
223
274
274
27
124
3
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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