Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 12PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (16 Oct)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (16 Oct)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
1
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
3
3
3
3
4
3
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
SW
12
2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1250
1056
918
887
887
945
913
857
872
822
822
835
835
734
1062
1236
1496
1863
2162
4285
5323
5433
5264
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
30
W
35
WSW
40
W
30
W
Wind State
on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:36AM2.18m
5:47PM2.08m
6:25AM2.08m
6:41PM1.99m
7:21AM2.00m
7:45PM1.93m
Low Tide
11:53AM0.88m
00:17AM0.82m
12:42PM0.94m
1:12AM0.87m
1:38PM0.96m
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clear
clear
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clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:52
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6:48
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8:16
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Temp °C
7
7
8
9
10
9
8
7
6
6
7
9
10
9
9
8
8
8
11
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
2
3
4
6
6
5
5
4
3
2
2
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
5
6
5
4
5
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