Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.1° C
0.7° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 19s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 3PM is: 3.5m 19s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (02 Aug)11ft (3.5m)19s
Evening (02 Aug)15ft (4.5m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
2
4
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
19
3.5
WSW
19
4
WSW
18
4.5
WSW
18
4.5
WSW
17
4.5
WSW
17
5
WSW
16
5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1510
6930
9379
10900
11607
11980
12883
13196
11914
9362
9049
8039
6455
5518
4444
3612
2982
2561
2106
1650
1411
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
50
W
35
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
SW
40
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:44PM2.30m
4:00AM2.30m
4:23PM2.29m
4:44AM2.28m
5:07PM2.26m
Low Tide
9:44AM0.42m
10:01PM0.48m
10:27AM0.47m
10:45PM0.53m
11:12AM0.53m
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:07
8:07
8:04
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
1
1
5
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
12
11
10
11
11
11
8
8
9
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
8
7
7
Feels °C
3
3
4
2
2
2
1
1
0
-2
-2
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
1
2
4
4
4
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