Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.5°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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 12PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.3m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (03 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (03 Oct)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3748
4439
4908
4594
4054
3268
2754
2334
2098
1920
1682
1487
1342
1207
1134
1028
1028
1077
1382
1422
1601
1247
2072
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
0
N
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
High Tide
7:09AM2.24m
7:38PM2.16m
8:20AM2.20m
8:51PM2.16m
9:30AM2.21m
9:59PM2.21m
Low Tide
1:28PM0.66m
2:03AM0.56m
2:38PM0.67m
3:13AM0.53m
3:48PM0.63m
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Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
7
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
9
12
13
11
10
Feels °C
1
3
4
5
5
6
6
4
3
3
5
7
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8
9
6
7
5
7
10
10
8
8
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