Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.2°C
1.0° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 9AM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)15ft (4.5m)13s
Afternoon (01 Sep)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (01 Sep)13ft (4.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Thu night).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
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Thursday
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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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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4
4
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2
1
2
2
3
5
4
4
5
5
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
W
10
3
W
10
3.5
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
10
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8520
7506
6552
5603
6044
6141
4868
4626
4206
1576
1837
2363
2222
2097
2267
2349
3253
3159
2895
2705
3847
4058
4400
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
40
WNW
40
W
40
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
35
NW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
30
W
25
W
15
WNW
10
NNE
0
N
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
3:34AM2.42m
3:56PM2.38m
4:21AM2.37m
4:42PM2.31m
5:15AM2.30m
5:38PM2.23m
Low Tide
10:00AM0.43m
10:20PM0.44m
10:48AM0.52m
11:10PM0.51m
11:40AM0.61m
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light rain
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light rain
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clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
6:20
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
9
10
10
10
10
9
11
12
14
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
12
13
13
11
Feels °C
-4
-3
-1
0
1
1
2
3
4
5
7
7
6
6
5
5
6
6
8
11
12
12
9
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