Nicks Point Surf Break

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Issued: 11 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
12.5° 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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 5AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (19 Jun)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (19 Jun)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
!
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
2.5
W
10
3.5
W
10
3
W
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3978
3638
3102
2655
2359
1565
1204
891
723
791
1303
2330
2360
2268
1915
1950
1554
1331
1025
883
1389
1094
1748
1252
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
NW
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
W
35
WNW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:22AM2.46m
4:56PM2.42m
5:19AM2.39m
5:51PM2.33m
6:18AM2.31m
Low Tide
10:17PM0.36m
10:46AM0.24m
11:12PM0.43m
11:43AM0.34m
00:08AM0.52m
12:39PM0.45m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:30
8:32
8:32
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
3
14
14
2
1
4
4
1
Temp °C
10
10
8
7
8
11
14
13
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
Feels °C
8
8
5
4
4
6
9
10
10
11
8
6
7
7
8
7
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.1
W
9
2
W
9
2
W
10
1.5
SW
13
0.7
SW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
0.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
3978
3638
3102
2655
2359
1565
1204
792
705
767
712
319
395
381
381
940
821
743
1389
1094
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
22
1.1
W
8
1.3
WNW
9
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
19
1.2
W
9
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
SW
16
Energy kJ
22
21
22
22
19
157
270
891
723
791
364
235
425
349
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.1
S
10
0.2
WSW
22
0.2
WSW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
20
0.6
WSW
19
0.7
SW
16
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
Energy kJ
11
11
2
45
45
101
188
251
264
94
90
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.3
N
3
2.5
W
10
3.5
W
10
3
W
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
0.6
W
10
1
W
9
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
11
Energy kJ
5
6
2
1303
2330
2360
2268
1915
1950
1554
1331
1025
883
65
171
1748
1252
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
Distance (km)
27
0
0
0
0
14
0
0
0
0
134
124
124
124
45
45
147
147
3
124
124
45
124
124
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
5
4
7
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
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