Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.3° 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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 2PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.1m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (19 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (19 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
2
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3545
3496
3512
3582
3709
3709
3463
3107
2734
2496
2209
1944
1830
1551
966
658
595
1074
1319
1510
1575
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
15
W
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:15PM2.37m
5:42AM2.33m
6:07PM2.26m
6:39AM2.24m
7:05PM2.18m
Low Tide
11:12AM0.34m
11:34PM0.51m
12:03PM0.51m
00:27AM0.64m
12:55PM0.67m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:22
8:22
8:21
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
8
9
10
9
9
8
8
7
6
7
8
8
7
6
7
8
9
11
10
10
9
Feels °C
3
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
2
4
5
4
3
2
2
3
3
5
4
5
3
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