Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
12.8°C
2.0° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 4PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (02 Nov)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (02 Nov)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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)
2
2
0
0
2
2
3
3
4
3
1
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
11
2.2
W
11
2.5
W
7
2.4
W
6
2.2
W
11
1.6
W
7
1.1
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
1.9
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1334
1222
617
451
1256
265
297
593
1245
1887
2153
2153
1973
1672
1622
1405
1207
1083
885
759
658
616
500
436
Wind (km/h)
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
20
W
15
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
S
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
NNE
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:07AM2.23m
8:37PM2.22m
9:13AM2.22m
9:41PM2.25m
10:14AM2.25m
10:39PM2.30m
Low Tide
2:23PM0.61m
2:57AM0.48m
3:29PM0.59m
3:58AM0.47m
4:30PM0.56m
4:55AM0.46m
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clear
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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6:24
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6:20
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6:18
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8:39
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8:42
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Temp °C
13
15
14
13
11
11
10
9
12
13
13
12
13
11
11
11
11
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
8
7
5
4
6
6
7
11
11
9
7
9
8
9
9
9
13
13
12
11
12
13
13
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