Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.4°C
1.1° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 3PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (17 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (17 Sep)13ft (4.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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)
7
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
5
WSW
15
5
WSW
14
5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
14
4.5
W
14
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
W
13
5
W
14
6
WSW
13
6.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4935
5432
6423
7152
7923
8415
8560
10173
9921
9339
8760
8042
6930
6357
6237
8494
7370
7735
9223
13157
15545
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
30
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
40
WNW
35
W
35
W
30
W
20
WNW
15
NNW
20
N
30
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
40
WNW
50
WNW
50
W
50
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:26PM2.12m
6:06AM2.10m
6:26PM2.01m
7:09AM2.01m
7:35PM1.95m
Low Tide
11:31AM0.85m
11:55PM0.83m
12:22PM0.95m
00:53AM0.90m
1:22PM1.00m
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:46
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:38
6:40
 mm
1
1
1
4
1
1
2
3
3
1
1
4
1
Temp °C
7
9
10
10
8
7
8
9
10
10
11
10
9
9
10
11
10
12
11
7
6
Feels °C
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
3
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
1
-5
-5
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