Nicks Point Surf Break

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Issued: 5 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.8° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (07 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 11PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)--
Afternoon (07 Jul)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (07 Jul)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning).

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
2
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.4
WSW
17
2.5
SW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
18
3
WSW
18
3
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1269
1129
1112
1060
1077
1120
3214
1811
2682
4257
3257
2907
2838
2151
2117
4636
4530
4108
3237
2986
2629
2410
1911
1690
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
SE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
6:31PM2.16m
7:00AM2.18m
7:30PM2.17m
8:02AM2.21m
8:32PM2.20m
9:06AM2.27m
Low Tide
12:32PM0.64m
00:55AM0.69m
1:26PM0.67m
1:54AM0.69m
2:24PM0.69m
2:56AM0.65m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:30
8:30
8:29
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
1
2
1
3
1
Temp °C
6
7
7
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
4
5
6
6
5
4
4
3
3
5
Feels °C
1
3
3
3
2
4
0
0
0
2
3
2
1
2
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
-1
-1
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
11
2.4
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
3
WSW
18
3
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
Energy kJ
1269
1129
1112
1060
1077
1034
3214
1775
2682
4257
3257
2907
2838
2151
1879
4636
4530
4108
3237
2986
2629
2410
1911
1690
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
21
0.3
WSW
21
0.6
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
1.4
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
16
2.3
SW
10
0.2
WSW
23
0.6
WSW
22
0.7
SW
21
1.2
WSW
20
1.6
WSW
19
1.8
WSW
18
0.5
SW
21
0.9
WSW
20
Energy kJ
18
83
251
427
651
1120
1811
1090
54
308
458
1024
1840
2117
220
664
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
24
0.1
SE
19
0.1
SE
19
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
55
15
14
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.9
SSE
4
Energy kJ
5
5
10
7
14
29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
12
17
17
17
17
17
222
225
17
17
17
12
0
0
0
0
14
12
12
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
5
4
5
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
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