Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.0° C
0.6° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 6AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (01 Aug)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (01 Aug)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
0
2
2
1
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
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4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
1.9
SW
10
1.9
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
19
4
WSW
18
2.4
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6474
4114
2612
1839
1326
954
800
976
1144
1146
725
1152
1044
1138
1484
1338
9379
9784
3513
Wind (km/h)
35
S
35
S
25
S
15
S
15
S
10
SW
15
W
20
W
30
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:32PM2.29m
2:42AM2.28m
3:07PM2.30m
3:20AM2.30m
3:44PM2.30m
Low Tide
8:43PM0.47m
9:05AM0.39m
9:21PM0.46m
9:44AM0.42m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:08
8:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
5
6
5
5
6
6
6
7
8
7
8
9
9
9
10
11
12
11
9
Feels °C
-4
-3
-2
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
2
1
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