Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.4°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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 6AM is: 5.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)16ft (5.0m)15s
Afternoon (24 Aug)16ft (5.0m)14s
Evening (24 Aug)16ft (5.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
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0
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0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
6.5
WSW
15
5.5
WSW
15
5.5
WSW
15
5.5
WSW
15
5
WSW
15
5
WSW
15
5
W
14
4.5
W
14
5
W
14
5
W
14
5
W
13
5
WSW
14
5
WSW
14
5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16760
13584
12173
12067
11105
10048
9832
8809
8993
8928
9284
9955
9473
9149
8323
6716
5415
Wind (km/h)
45
W
40
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
40
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
W
35
W
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:18PM2.04m
10:47AM2.09m
11:06PM2.09m
11:31AM2.14m
Low Tide
4:40AM0.75m
5:09PM0.79m
5:27AM0.64m
5:51PM0.67m
rain showers
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
8
9
9
10
11
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
10
Feels °C
-3
1
1
1
2
5
5
6
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
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