Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Issued: 12 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is

13.2°C

Nicks Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 9AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	11s
Evening (06 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 16	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	174	180	215	193	226	230	230	403	222	214	198	164	330	1189	1956	2412	2489	2180	2148	1929	1725	1643	1430	1286	1286	1170	1170
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	WNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	NW	W	S	SE	ESE	ESE	SSE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	11:31PM2.36m				11:57AM2.35m				00:18AM2.41m				12:42PM2.38m					1:03AM2.44m				1:24PM2.40m				1:45AM2.45m
Low Tide			5:47AM0.47m				6:13PM0.50m				6:36AM0.49m				6:58PM0.49m					7:21AM0.53m				7:41PM0.50m


	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:49	—	—	—	8:51
mm	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	12	14	19	18	17	13	12	12	11	12	12	13	12	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	11	10	10	10	10
Feels °C	10	9	9	12	18	16	16	8	9	9	8	11	11	12	11	9	10	10	11	11	11	9	6	5	6	5	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 15	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13
kJ	174	180	215	193	226	230	230	55	222	214	198	163	237	1189	1956	2412	2489	2180	2148	1929	1725	1643	1430	1286	1286	1170	1170
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 21	W 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 19	WSW 17	WSW 17	SW 19	WSW 15	WSW 15	SW 16	W 5	WSW 14	W 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	9	5	10	10	14	28	30	14	85	88	63	17	330	71	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	W 21	—	SW 20	SW 16	—	—	—	—	—	SW 13	WSW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	9	—	15	10	—	—	—	—	—	7	164	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 3	E 3	—	—	—	W 11	W 5	W 4	W 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 3	ESE 4	ESE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4
kJ	22	19	8	3	—	—	—	403	39	22	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	18	31	26	13	10
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	17	17	14	12	0	0	3	124	124	3	3	0	0	0	0	12	3	0	0	0	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	2	1			2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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