Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Issued: 12 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is

12.3°C

Nicks Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 4AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Evening (04 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1672	1622	1405	1207	1083	885	759	616	545	500	429	330	270	261	190	154	174	180	174	193	186	230	230	757	222	214	202
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ESE	SSE	ESE	ENE	ENE	NNE	NNW	SW	S	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	E	S	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide					10:14AM2.25m				10:39PM2.30m				11:08AM2.30m				11:31PM2.36m				11:57AM2.35m				00:18AM2.41m
Low Tide		3:58AM0.47m					4:30PM0.56m				4:55AM0.46m				5:24PM0.52m				5:47AM0.47m				6:13PM0.50m				6:36AM0.49m


	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:45	—	—	—	8:47
mm	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	2	—	2	1	—	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	10	10	12	14	15	15	13	13	13	13	15	16	15	14	12	12	12	12	12	15	15	14	13	12	12	11
Feels °C	8	8	8	10	13	14	14	12	13	13	13	15	14	13	11	9	9	8	9	10	14	15	12	9	9	8	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 19	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 10
kJ	1672	1622	1405	1207	1083	885	759	616	545	500	429	330	270	261	190	154	174	180	174	193	186	230	230	14	222	214	202
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 4	W 4	W 16	SW 16	SW 20	SW 16	WSW 17	WSW 17	—	WSW 15	WSW 15	SW 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	2	5	10	15	11	28	30	—	85	89	62
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 21	W 21	W 20	SW 16	SW 20	—	SW 15	—	—	—	SW 13
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	9	8	10	15	—	8	—	—	—	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 2	SSE 2	ESE 3	ESE 3	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 3	—	—	WSW 11	W 11	W 5	W 5	W 4
kJ	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	9	19	16	5	—	—	126	757	50	34	26
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	2
Distance (km)	12	12	12	12	12	17	17	12	0	0	0	0	93	17	12	17	17	132	17	12	12	0	17	93	124	93	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	2	2		1	1	1	1		1	2	2	2	1				2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	8	6	6

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