Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.3° C
0.8° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 9PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)--
Afternoon (18 Jul)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (18 Jul)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
!
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4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
SW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10541
5155
8298
5584
4455
3813
3545
3496
3512
3582
3709
3709
3463
2991
2734
2496
2209
1944
1753
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:27PM2.46m
4:48AM2.43m
5:15PM2.37m
5:42AM2.33m
6:07PM2.26m
Low Tide
10:43PM0.38m
11:12AM0.34m
11:34PM0.51m
12:03PM0.51m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:22
8:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
2
1
4
2
Temp °C
12
12
10
10
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
7
6
6
7
8
7
Feels °C
4
5
5
6
5
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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