Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Issued: 11 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is

11.5° C

Nicks Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 3PM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	16s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	16s
Evening (11 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 11					Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tue 14
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	W 11	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	3237	3156	2791	2720	2238	1953	1927	1670	1504	1265	1048	1018	1002	888	722	543	365	233	213	232	307	225	276	399
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	WNW	NW	N	NNW	N	N	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNW	N	NNE	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		10:09AM2.35m				10:35PM2.32m				11:10AM2.43m				11:35PM2.40m					12:10PM2.51m				00:32AM2.48m
Low Tide				4:33PM0.61m				5:00AM0.45m				5:35PM0.51m				6:00AM0.31m					6:32PM0.39m


	8:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:26
	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	5:21
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	9	10	9	8	7	6	6	6	8	9	8	6	6	6	6	6	10	12	9	9	8	8	10
Feels °C	4	6	8	7	5	4	3	2	2	5	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	5	7	6	5	3	4	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	W 11	W 8	W 8	W 8
kJ	3237	3156	2791	2720	2238	1953	1927	1670	1504	1265	1048	1018	1002	888	722	543	365	233	203	232	307	124	127	161
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 24	NW 11	WNW 11	WSW 12	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	W 12
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	5	49	213	183	176	225	218	333
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 23	SW 23	WSW 22	SW 20	WSW 20	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 18
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21	21	48	100	154	221	276	399
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	N 3	N 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	7	15	17	16	7	2	3	3	3	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	3	2	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	12	12	12	12	12	0	0	3	14	3	14
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5

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