Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.2° C
0.7° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 5PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (23 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (23 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
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0
0
0
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4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
13
1.9
W
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.8
W
12
2
W
12
2
W
12
2.3
W
12
2.3
W
12
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
957
1173
585
988
1174
1174
1530
1572
2895
3156
4157
4998
7312
7489
6956
6781
6206
5403
4618
3826
3468
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
20
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:40AM2.13m
9:04PM2.10m
9:37AM2.12m
9:59PM2.10m
10:30AM2.13m
Low Tide
2:48PM0.90m
3:21AM0.85m
3:49PM0.93m
4:19AM0.82m
4:48PM0.89m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:18
8:18
8:17
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
5
2
1
1
1
2
10
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
10
9
9
9
8
7
8
8
6
5
6
5
5
5
6
7
5
4
Feels °C
7
8
9
7
6
6
5
4
4
5
5
1
-4
-2
-3
-1
-1
0
1
-1
-2
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