Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
12.2°C
1.8° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 11PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)--
Afternoon (08 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (08 Oct)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
5
4
4
4
3
2
2
5
4
4
3
3
2
1
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4382
4396
3764
3291
2994
2754
2563
2381
2685
2997
3035
2864
2716
2486
2144
1980
1772
1568
1356
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
15
SE
5
SSE
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
High Tide
00:40AM2.46m
1:06PM2.46m
1:24AM2.52m
1:49PM2.49m
Low Tide
6:37PM0.37m
6:59AM0.29m
7:21PM0.34m
7:44AM0.31m
8:04PM0.34m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
15
13
12
12
12
13
16
16
13
12
11
11
10
13
16
15
13
12
Feels °C
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
14
13
11
12
10
9
8
11
13
11
12
11
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