Nicks Point surf break

Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 02 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
12.8° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (02 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 8PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 02). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)--
Afternoon (02 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (02 Jun)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Fri
5
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.9
W
11
0.8
SW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
235
224
202
152
229
184
181
165
204
166
166
412
400
336
295
241
238
234
187
181
178
147
116
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:39PM2.24m
2:48AM2.17m
3:18PM2.19m
3:26AM2.11m
3:57PM2.15m
4:07AM2.07m
Low Tide
8:53PM0.75m
9:11AM0.66m
9:30PM0.75m
9:51AM0.67m
10:11PM0.76m
10:35AM0.68m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:22
8:22
8:23
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5:09
5:09
5:08
5:08
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
11
10
9
10
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
13
15
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
9
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
8
7
5
5
4
5
8
10
13
12
11
10
9
10
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.9
W
11
0.8
SW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
Energy kJ
206
235
224
202
152
229
184
181
165
204
166
166
412
400
336
295
241
238
234
187
181
178
147
116
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
8
0.4
NW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
6
Energy kJ
121
137
139
134
150
147
145
142
100
47
103
100
79
70
3
2
2
12
15
16
19
19
15
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
17
0.2
WSW
16
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
10
0.1
W
12
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
WNW
10
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
12
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
14
Energy kJ
32
30
30
29
26
65
65
64
57
55
47
30
3
2
2
9
5
3
17
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.3
NE
2
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NW
6
0.2
NNE
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.2
N
3
Energy kJ
9
16
26
20
18
12
1
3
7
10
11
5
3
8
1
3
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
3
0
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
4
5
5
7
5
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