Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.2° C
0.7° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 7AM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (24 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (24 Jul)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
3
3
5
5
5
!
0
0
0
!
!
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6
6
6
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
12
1.9
WSW
12
2.4
W
12
2.4
W
12
2.5
W
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1062
1082
1656
1709
3066
3213
4270
5227
8102
7856
7303
6652
5774
5084
4267
3826
3468
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNW
20
WNW
20
NW
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:04PM2.10m
9:37AM2.12m
9:59PM2.10m
10:30AM2.13m
Low Tide
3:21AM0.85m
3:49PM0.93m
4:19AM0.82m
4:48PM0.89m
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:18
8:17
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
1
5
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
8
7
8
10
7
6
6
6
5
5
6
6
5
4
Feels °C
7
5
4
3
4
5
6
2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-1
1
0
-1
-2
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