Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.2°C
1.0° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 1AM is: 6.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)23ft (7.0m)14s
Afternoon (31 Aug)20ft (6.0m)14s
Evening (31 Aug)18ft (5.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun night, moderate winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
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6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
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6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
7
WSW
14
7
WSW
14
6.5
WSW
14
6.5
WSW
14
6.5
WSW
14
7
WSW
14
7
WSW
14
7
WSW
14
6
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5
WSW
14
5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19402
19927
16744
16989
16096
17908
18528
18336
15080
12561
10733
9452
8063
7082
6184
5347
5091
5603
4626
Wind (km/h)
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
W
50
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:37PM2.41m
2:52AM2.44m
3:15PM2.42m
3:34AM2.42m
3:56PM2.38m
Low Tide
8:53PM0.36m
9:17AM0.36m
9:34PM0.39m
10:00AM0.43m
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light rain
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>
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:17
 mm
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
9
10
10
9
Feels °C
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-2
-2
0
1
2
2
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