Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.0° C
0.6° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 11AM is: 5.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)21ft (6.5m)13s
Afternoon (31 Jul)15ft (4.5m)13s
Evening (31 Jul)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
5
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
6.5
WSW
13
5.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4
SW
13
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
11
1.9
SW
10
2
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
9
3
WSW
19
1.9
WSW
19
2.2
WSW
18
2.4
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
643
5918
13779
11103
7110
4690
2860
1943
1416
738
853
976
780
976
429
784
947
897
1006
6591
2547
3235
3513
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
50
W
60
SW
50
SSW
40
S
35
S
30
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:07AM2.25m
2:32PM2.29m
2:42AM2.28m
3:07PM2.30m
3:20AM2.30m
3:44PM2.30m
Low Tide
8:28AM0.40m
8:43PM0.47m
9:05AM0.39m
9:21PM0.46m
9:44AM0.42m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:10
8:08
8:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
2
1
4
5
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
7
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
6
7
7
9
7
8
9
9
10
10
10
12
11
10
Feels °C
2
-4
-7
-6
-4
-4
-2
-1
1
1
2
1
2
0
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
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