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Nicks Point Surf Forecast
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Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 01 Jun 2026 NZSTForecast 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
12.7° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 8AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | |
222 | 260 | 204 | 200 | 200 | 218 | 180 | 180 | 243 | 140 | 112 | 127 | 206 | 235 | 224 | 202 | 152 | 231 | 182 | 242 | 281 | 200 | 166 | 163 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:35AM2.26m | 2:01PM2.29m | 2:11AM2.22m | 2:39PM2.24m | 2:48AM2.17m | 3:18PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55AM0.64m | 8:15PM0.74m | 8:32AM0.65m | 8:53PM0.75m | 9:11AM0.66m | 9:30PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  |  | | | |  |  | |  | | |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:08 |
1 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
 kJ | 222 | 260 | 204 | 200 | 200 | 218 | 180 | 180 | 243 | 140 | 112 | 127 | 206 | 235 | 224 | 202 | 152 | 231 | 182 | 242 | 281 | 200 | 166 | 163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | ENE 3 | W 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 24 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 38 | 38 | 40 | 86 | 59 | 121 | 137 | 139 | 134 | 38 | 121 | 145 | 79 | 33 | 49 | 103 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 11 | W 5 | W 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 4 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 44 | 72 | 64 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 123 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 58 | 55 | 47 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | — | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 20 | 12 | — | 48 | 89 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 124 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
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