Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.3°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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 10AM is: 5.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)18ft (5.5m)10s
Afternoon (23 Aug)21ft (6.5m)14s
Evening (23 Aug)21ft (6.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
5.5
W
10
6
WSW
12
6.5
WSW
14
7
WSW
14
6.5
WSW
15
6
WSW
15
5.5
WSW
15
5.5
WSW
15
5
WSW
15
5
WSW
15
5
W
15
4.5
W
14
4.5
W
14
5
W
14
5
W
14
5
W
14
5
WSW
14
5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
634
1337
6755
10487
15927
19330
17274
14048
13071
12067
11105
10597
9571
8933
8440
8612
8709
9162
9664
9116
8424
7213
5775
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
50
WNW
55
W
55
W
55
WSW
50
WSW
45
W
40
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
W
40
WSW
40
W
40
W
35
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:57AM2.05m
10:18PM2.04m
10:47AM2.09m
11:06PM2.09m
11:31AM2.14m
Low Tide
3:45AM0.85m
4:17PM0.91m
4:40AM0.75m
5:09PM0.79m
5:27AM0.64m
5:51PM0.67m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
4
3
5
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
9
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
9
10
11
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
4
-2
-5
-6
-6
-5
-3
-1
1
1
2
4
5
6
5
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
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