Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.3°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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 3PM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (26 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (26 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
11
1.8
W
11
2.3
W
7
2
W
7
3
W
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
446
797
495
434
930
931
1146
1726
2814
3870
4326
4780
5182
4688
5020
6551
7211
6954
6750
7336
7436
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
20
WNW
30
W
20
NW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
40
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
45
W
40
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:49PM2.40m
1:03AM2.47m
1:27PM2.46m
1:44AM2.52m
2:07PM2.50m
Low Tide
6:47AM0.35m
7:04PM0.37m
7:27AM0.31m
7:44PM0.32m
8:08AM0.32m
8:26PM0.32m
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cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
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light rain
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light rain
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6:30
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7:28
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6:26
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6:50
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7:51
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6:52
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 mm
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1
1
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
15
12
11
9
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
8
9
Feels °C
7
11
6
7
1
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-2
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