Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.5°C
1.2° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 10AM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (06 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (06 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
5
4
2
2
3
2
0
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11003
8933
7564
5926
5006
3879
3240
2487
2109
1746
1405
1226
943
787
636
616
491
414
336
280
286
328
452
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
SW
5
S
10
E
5
ESE
5
E
0
ENE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
25
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:42AM2.20m
9:10PM2.18m
9:48AM2.27m
10:13PM2.27m
10:47AM2.35m
Low Tide
2:23AM0.59m
3:00PM0.67m
3:33AM0.50m
4:10PM0.56m
4:36AM0.37m
5:08PM0.43m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:23
6:24
6:27
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
7
6
6
8
9
9
8
7
8
7
8
10
9
9
8
Feels °C
3
5
6
4
5
5
5
4
3
2
2
4
4
6
6
4
4
3
4
7
4
5
3
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