Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.5° C
1.2° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 6AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (21 Aug)8ft (2.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, gales from the W by Sun morning).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
4
4
4
2
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
2.3
W
11
2.4
W
11
2
W
11
2
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.4
W
10
1.2
WNW
11
1.5
W
12
1.7
WNW
8
1.5
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1772
1680
1376
1318
850
692
415
1174
1394
917
976
910
416
337
625
402
397
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
20
WNW
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:17PM2.06m
7:57AM2.06m
8:23PM2.01m
9:00AM2.04m
Low Tide
1:39AM0.88m
2:06PM0.97m
2:43AM0.89m
3:14PM0.98m
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light rain
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7:39
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
7
6
6
9
11
10
9
9
10
10
8
11
13
11
10
Feels °C
4
4
3
2
1
4
6
4
4
4
5
5
3
7
10
7
6
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