Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
12.4°C
1.5° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 6PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (03 Nov)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (03 Nov)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1245
1887
2153
2153
1973
1887
1622
1405
1269
1083
885
759
658
616
500
429
385
319
239
190
140
158
161
215
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
S
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
SW
5
ENE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:13AM2.22m
9:41PM2.25m
10:14AM2.25m
10:39PM2.30m
11:08AM2.30m
11:31PM2.36m
Low Tide
3:29PM0.59m
3:58AM0.47m
4:30PM0.56m
4:55AM0.46m
5:24PM0.52m
5:47AM0.47m
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cloud
cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:22
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6:18
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6:18
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8:42
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8:43
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8:45
 mm
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1
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2
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Temp °C
11
13
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
13
14
13
13
12
13
15
17
16
14
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
9
11
8
8
8
8
8
8
10
11
11
13
12
12
11
13
14
14
13
10
10
9
9
9
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