Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.4°C
1.0° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 7AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (01 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (01 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
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Saturday
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4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
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7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
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4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
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7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
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4
4
4
4
3
4
3
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1
0
1
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4
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
2.5
W
12
1.8
WSW
13
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3234
2476
2821
3017
2724
2355
2314
2195
2271
2059
1081
3177
3062
2329
2109
1908
2302
3691
4041
4777
4908
4405
3625
3116
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
30
WNW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:05AM2.42m
5:25PM2.33m
6:03AM2.33m
6:26PM2.23m
7:09AM2.24m
7:38PM2.16m
Low Tide
10:59PM0.39m
11:29AM0.53m
11:53PM0.46m
12:25PM0.61m
00:55AM0.53m
1:28PM0.66m
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Temp °C
9
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16
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12
12
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11
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10
9
9
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9
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10
9
9
Feels °C
3
4
5
7
10
12
7
7
6
8
8
9
5
2
1
0
1
2
3
4
6
7
6
7
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