Nicks Point Surf Break

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Issued: 5 am 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
12.8° C

1.9°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 (10 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 1PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (10 Jun)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (10 Jun)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
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
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
5
5
4
3
4
3
5
5
5
5
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2487
2202
1822
1519
1719
1865
3351
3267
3184
2585
2445
2137
1913
2829
3397
3571
3156
2577
2285
1781
3400
3339
3895
3852
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
NW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:32AM2.21m
9:02PM2.22m
9:29AM2.30m
9:57PM2.31m
10:26AM2.41m
10:52PM2.39m
Low Tide
2:27AM0.72m
2:56PM0.65m
3:25AM0.65m
3:53PM0.61m
4:21AM0.56m
4:51PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:26
8:27
8:27
8:29
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
2
6
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
13
12
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
8
7
7
7
9
7
8
7
6
5
7
8
9
7
7
8
8
7
7
8
8
9
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
Energy kJ
2487
2202
1822
1519
1719
1865
3351
3267
3184
2585
2445
2137
1913
2829
3397
3571
3156
2577
2285
1781
3400
3339
3895
3852
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
20
0.4
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
18
0.5
SW
20
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
1.3
W
10
1
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
17
Energy kJ
38
140
404
877
188
553
541
318
609
898
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
20
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
31
7
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
2.1
W
15
2.1
W
15
2
W
15
1.9
W
14
Energy kJ
1363
1206
2093
2043
1739
1484
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Distance (km)
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
0
0
134
147
124
3
3
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
8
9
8
7
6
7
6
6
5
5
7
5
5
6
7
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