Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.4°C
1.1° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 11PM is: 6.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)21ft (6.5m)14s
Evening (23 Aug)21ft (6.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
6.5
WSW
14
6.5
WSW
14
6.5
WSW
15
5.5
WSW
15
5.5
WSW
15
5
WSW
15
5
WSW
15
5
WSW
15
5
W
15
4.5
W
14
4.5
W
14
5
W
14
5
W
13
5
WSW
14
5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16256
17622
16760
13584
12618
11631
11105
10186
9571
8933
8751
8612
8929
9070
8869
8424
7754
6418
5334
Wind (km/h)
55
WSW
50
WSW
45
W
35
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
10:18PM2.04m
10:47AM2.09m
11:06PM2.09m
11:31AM2.14m
Low Tide
4:17PM0.91m
4:40AM0.75m
5:09PM0.79m
5:27AM0.64m
5:51PM0.67m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
2
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
7
8
8
8
9
10
11
13
13
13
13
12
13
12
11
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
-5
-4
-3
0
1
1
2
5
5
6
5
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
0
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