Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 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 (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 4PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (22 Jul)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
!
0
Swell
Height Map
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
12
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
13
1.8
W
13
1.9
W
13
1.9
W
13
1.9
W
12
1.9
W
12
2.1
W
12
2.3
W
12
2.2
W
12
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2038
1989
1960
1760
1550
1197
947
847
1054
1154
1145
1065
1062
1277
1530
1424
2725
3593
4237
6094
8259
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
NW
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
15
W
35
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
7:39AM2.17m
8:05PM2.12m
8:40AM2.13m
9:04PM2.10m
9:37AM2.12m
Low Tide
1:50PM0.81m
2:22AM0.82m
2:48PM0.90m
3:21AM0.85m
3:49PM0.93m
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:19
8:18
8:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
3
6
Temp °C
9
10
11
9
8
8
9
9
9
11
11
10
9
9
8
7
6
8
9
6
5
Feels °C
5
7
9
6
4
4
5
4
5
8
8
6
5
5
3
3
2
4
6
2
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