Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.2°C
1.0° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 3AM is: 5.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)15ft (4.5m)13s
Afternoon (01 Sep)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (01 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
0
0
0
0
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3
4
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Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
WSW
14
5
WSW
14
5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
W
10
3
W
10
3.5
W
10
4
W
10
4
W
10
3.5
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12182
9592
8063
7082
6278
5603
6136
5952
4633
4633
3981
1671
1714
2856
3130
3721
2894
Wind (km/h)
45
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
40
WNW
40
W
40
W
35
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:34AM2.42m
3:56PM2.38m
4:21AM2.37m
4:42PM2.31m
Low Tide
9:34PM0.39m
10:00AM0.43m
10:20PM0.44m
10:48AM0.52m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
6
6
7
6
10
10
10
10
10
9
11
12
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
-5
-5
-4
-3
-2
1
2
2
3
4
4
5
6
5
6
6
6
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