Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.3° C
0.8° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 2AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (22 Jul)7ft (2.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
W
13
1.9
W
13
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1724
1674
1554
1776
1896
1989
1960
1760
1420
1197
947
847
851
1154
1074
957
976
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
N
10
NW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:05PM2.18m
7:39AM2.17m
8:05PM2.12m
8:40AM2.13m
Low Tide
1:23AM0.75m
1:50PM0.81m
2:22AM0.82m
2:48PM0.90m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:19
8:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
9
10
11
9
8
8
8
10
9
10
11
9
9
Feels °C
5
5
4
5
5
7
9
6
4
4
4
5
5
7
8
5
6
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