Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 2PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (15 Sep)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (15 Sep)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
4
4
4
4
3
4
0
2
4
4
5
4
3
4
4
4
5
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0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
W
13
1.6
WSW
13
2.1
W
12
2.2
W
11
2.2
W
11
2.1
W
11
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1514
787
1187
1191
1191
1104
1406
1625
1844
2549
3120
2993
2993
2814
3025
3371
4374
5229
5674
7905
8576
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
SSW
20
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
S
10
SW
10
W
20
WNW
15
NW
40
SW
35
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
3:56PM2.36m
4:23AM2.33m
4:38PM2.24m
5:11AM2.21m
5:26PM2.12m
Low Tide
10:01AM0.56m
10:20PM0.59m
10:44AM0.71m
11:05PM0.72m
11:31AM0.85m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:35
6:37
6:37
 mm
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
Temp °C
12
15
16
13
13
12
8
6
6
6
7
8
7
7
6
6
6
7
9
8
8
Feels °C
8
10
11
9
9
8
3
1
3
3
4
6
4
5
3
3
2
1
4
-1
0
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