Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
12.8°C
2.5° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 12AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)--
Afternoon (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (12 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
2
3
3
4
4
4
6
5
5
4
5
4
5
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
13
1.8
W
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3
W
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
336
1094
265
235
217
576
2472
3460
3642
3912
2989
3072
3775
3133
3134
3371
3570
3353
2713
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
5
W
5
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
W
20
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:29PM2.50m
2:48AM2.52m
3:07PM2.46m
3:29AM2.47m
3:45PM2.40m
Low Tide
8:45PM0.39m
9:08AM0.46m
9:26PM0.46m
9:48AM0.57m
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clear
cloud
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cloud
rain showers
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3
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Temp °C
17
15
13
12
12
11
13
17
15
16
14
12
12
12
12
15
16
11
11
Feels °C
14
11
10
12
11
8
11
15
11
13
13
9
8
9
9
11
13
7
8
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