Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
12.9°C
2.5° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 10PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)--
Afternoon (12 Oct)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (12 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
5
3
3
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3
2
2
3
3
3
1
0
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
3
W
16
3.5
W
15
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3479
3731
2989
3072
3775
3059
2723
4037
4936
3135
2460
1929
1561
1286
1120
995
825
501
390
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
30
W
35
SW
15
SSW
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
SE
25
W
25
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:07PM2.46m
3:29AM2.47m
3:45PM2.40m
4:10AM2.39m
4:22PM2.31m
Low Tide
9:26PM0.46m
9:48AM0.57m
10:06PM0.56m
10:29AM0.68m
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6
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Temp °C
16
16
13
12
12
12
14
17
12
11
10
9
9
9
10
12
12
8
7
Feels °C
12
13
12
9
8
8
10
11
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
8
8
3
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