Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 Sep 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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 1AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (07 Sep)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (07 Sep)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
!
5
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
3
2
3
2
3
0
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
21
1.8
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5006
3879
3240
2487
2109
1894
1405
1170
1044
822
636
605
491
392
392
443
1124
650
791
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
SE
15
SE
5
S
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
N
15
N
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:10PM2.18m
9:48AM2.27m
10:13PM2.27m
10:47AM2.35m
Low Tide
3:00PM0.67m
3:33AM0.50m
4:10PM0.56m
4:36AM0.37m
5:08PM0.43m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:23
6:24
6:27
 mm
Temp °C
7
8
7
7
6
6
6
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
7
9
9
8
7
Feels °C
5
6
4
4
2
3
2
4
5
4
5
3
3
2
3
3
4
2
2
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