Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.1°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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 5AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (27 Aug)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (27 Aug)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
0
2
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.7
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2422
2276
2226
1922
1524
1327
1127
996
816
689
617
317
472
353
293
731
0
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
E
30
E
35
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
10
WSW
10
SW
10
W
20
WNW
35
WSW
30
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:25AM2.22m
12:49PM2.27m
1:01AM2.30m
1:25PM2.33m
Low Tide
6:27PM0.55m
6:45AM0.43m
7:02PM0.46m
7:21AM0.36m
7:37PM0.40m
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
light rain
light rain
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cloud
light rain
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
 mm
2
3
3
5
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
8
8
9
10
11
10
9
Feels °C
2
1
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
1
2
3
6
6
7
8
7
3
2
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