Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 1PM is: 5.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)16ft (5.0m)15s
Afternoon (24 Aug)16ft (5.0m)14s
Evening (24 Aug)15ft (4.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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5
4
3
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
WSW
15
5
WSW
15
5
W
15
5
WSW
15
5
W
14
4.5
W
14
4.5
W
14
5
W
14
5
W
14
5
W
14
5
WSW
14
5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12173
11789
11016
10048
9832
8809
8751
8928
8755
9568
9859
9018
8200
6908
5950
5169
4607
4014
3489
3113
2934
2695
2576
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
35
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
15
E
20
E
25
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:47AM2.09m
11:06PM2.09m
11:31AM2.14m
11:48PM2.15m
12:12PM2.21m
Low Tide
4:40AM0.75m
5:09PM0.79m
5:27AM0.64m
5:51PM0.67m
6:07AM0.53m
6:27PM0.55m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
1
1
4
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
Feels °C
2
1
2
5
5
6
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
4
5
4
6
7
4
3
2
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