Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.5°C
1.1° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 6AM is: 4.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.0m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)15ft (4.5m)16s
Afternoon (23 Sep)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (23 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
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7
5
5
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5
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
WSW
15
5
WSW
15
5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12472
11357
10842
9974
9280
8263
7126
6269
5476
5016
4180
3989
4110
4891
4361
3520
2844
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:26PM2.07m
10:51AM2.13m
11:08PM2.17m
11:32AM2.22m
Low Tide
4:47AM0.64m
5:11PM0.65m
5:29AM0.53m
5:49PM0.53m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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light rain
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:46
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
3
3
Temp °C
7
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
7
8
8
8
9
Feels °C
-2
-2
-1
-1
1
0
1
2
1
1
0
-1
0
2
3
4
6
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