Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.1° C
0.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 6PM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)16ft (5.0m)16s
Afternoon (03 Aug)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (03 Aug)15ft (4.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12344
10126
9996
7897
6338
5576
4997
4248
3263
2779
2106
1826
1486
1148
865
781
637
563
447
354
292
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
0
SE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
4:23PM2.29m
4:44AM2.28m
5:07PM2.26m
5:35AM2.25m
6:00PM2.21m
Low Tide
10:27AM0.47m
10:45PM0.53m
11:12AM0.53m
11:33PM0.58m
12:03PM0.61m
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:07
8:04
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:45
 mm
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
9
7
6
6
6
5
5
7
7
7
5
4
3
2
2
3
5
5
5
Feels °C
-1
-2
-2
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
0
3
4
4
2
0
-1
-2
-2
-1
2
2
1
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