Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.8° C
1.3° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 12AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)--
Afternoon (09 Jul)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (09 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
3
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
18
3
WSW
18
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2682
4201
3456
3095
2838
2313
2094
5104
4988
4375
3371
2986
2629
2410
1911
1835
1408
1837
3630
3456
3237
3237
3196
2827
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
E
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
W
5
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:30PM2.17m
8:02AM2.21m
8:32PM2.20m
9:06AM2.27m
9:34PM2.25m
10:09AM2.35m
Low Tide
1:26PM0.67m
1:54AM0.69m
2:24PM0.69m
2:56AM0.65m
3:28PM0.67m
3:59AM0.57m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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8:30
8:29
8:29
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5:15
5:16
5:16
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
6
8
8
7
6
5
6
6
8
Feels °C
0
1
2
4
3
3
1
3
4
3
3
2
2
1
0
3
6
5
3
2
1
2
2
4
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