Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.2°C
0.9° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 3PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (26 Aug)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (26 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
3
2
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.6
WSW
11
0.5
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3207
2890
2721
2695
2323
2276
2226
1922
1547
1327
1127
996
816
689
378
317
421
386
293
637
55
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SE
10
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
10
NE
10
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
W
20
WNW
30
WSW
30
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:12PM2.21m
00:25AM2.22m
12:49PM2.27m
1:01AM2.30m
1:25PM2.33m
Low Tide
6:07AM0.53m
6:27PM0.55m
6:45AM0.43m
7:02PM0.46m
7:21AM0.36m
7:37PM0.40m
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:12
6:13
 mm
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
9
9
9
8
8
7
5
5
6
6
7
8
8
7
8
8
8
9
10
10
9
Feels °C
7
6
6
3
2
0
-3
-3
-2
-2
0
2
3
3
5
7
6
8
6
3
2
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