Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 01 Jun 2026 NZST
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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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
11
0.8
W
13
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy 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
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
0
NW
5
NE
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
W
15
W
5
NNW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
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
light rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:19
8:21
8:22
8:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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)
0.9
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
11
0.8
W
13
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
Energy 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)
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
W
5
0.2
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.8
W
6
0.7
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.6
W
11
0.4
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
Energy 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)
0.1
W
11
0.3
W
5
0.1
W
9
0.1
NW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
W
4
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
17
0.7
SW
11
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
9
Energy 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)
0.4
E
2
0.9
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
4
1
W
5
1.2
W
6
1
W
6
0.3
ENE
2
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
Energy kJ
2
33
20
12
48
89
61
1
4
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
6
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
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