Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.3°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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 12AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)20ft (6.0m)11s
Afternoon (23 Aug)23ft (7.0m)14s
Evening (23 Aug)21ft (6.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the W by Sat night).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
3
2
4
3
3
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.8
WNW
10
4.5
W
8
6
W
11
6.5
WSW
13
7
WSW
14
7
WSW
14
6.5
WSW
15
6
WSW
15
5.5
WSW
15
5.5
WSW
15
5
WSW
15
5
WSW
15
5
W
15
4.5
W
14
5
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
489
432
632
770
707
2765
9316
13466
19465
20594
18474
14649
13814
12447
11473
10453
9968
8864
8993
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
20
WNW
20
N
20
N
25
NW
60
W
55
W
55
W
55
W
50
WSW
50
W
40
W
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:24PM2.01m
9:57AM2.05m
10:18PM2.04m
10:47AM2.09m
Low Tide
3:14PM0.98m
3:45AM0.85m
4:17PM0.91m
4:40AM0.75m
5:09PM0.79m
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:07
6:07
 mm
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
15
13
10
8
9
7
6
7
7
7
8
7
9
10
11
13
13
12
13
Feels °C
12
9
5
3
3
-6
-7
-6
-6
-5
-3
-2
0
1
2
4
5
4
4
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