Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.2°C
0.9° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 12PM is: 7.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)20ft (6.0m)14s
Afternoon (30 Aug)23ft (7.0m)14s
Evening (30 Aug)21ft (6.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
6
WSW
14
7
WSW
14
7
WSW
14
7
WSW
14
6.5
WSW
14
6.5
WSW
14
6.5
WSW
14
6.5
WSW
14
7
WSW
14
7
WSW
14
6.5
WSW
14
6
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8224
8671
12302
19143
19927
19402
16788
16147
16751
17175
17827
18080
16463
14237
12026
10111
8369
6700
5784
4824
4619
4076
3840
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
40
W
55
WNW
55
W
55
W
55
WSW
50
W
55
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
40
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:13AM2.42m
2:37PM2.41m
2:52AM2.44m
3:15PM2.42m
3:34AM2.42m
3:56PM2.38m
Low Tide
8:36AM0.32m
8:53PM0.36m
9:17AM0.36m
9:34PM0.39m
10:00AM0.43m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:17
 mm
3
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
8
10
9
9
Feels °C
-1
-1
-3
-4
-4
-5
-4
-5
-5
-5
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-5
-3
-2
0
1
2
2
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