Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 4PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (22 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (22 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat morning, near gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
3
3
4
4
3
4
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
W
11
1.6
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.8
WNW
10
4
W
8
6
W
11
7
WSW
13
7.5
WSW
14
7
WSW
14
6.5
WSW
15
6
WSW
15
5.5
WSW
15
5.5
W
15
5.5
WSW
15
5
WSW
15
5
W
15
4.5
W
14
5
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1234
509
479
489
720
666
653
2048
9737
15989
21415
21058
18098
14649
13350
13149
11807
10453
9571
8563
8951
Wind (km/h)
20
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
60
WNW
60
W
55
W
55
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
40
W
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:00AM2.04m
9:24PM2.01m
9:57AM2.05m
10:18PM2.04m
10:47AM2.09m
Low Tide
3:14PM0.98m
3:45AM0.85m
4:17PM0.91m
4:40AM0.75m
5:09PM0.79m
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clear
clear
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
5
5
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
12
15
13
10
8
9
7
6
7
7
7
8
8
9
10
11
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
5
9
12
9
5
3
5
-5
-7
-6
-6
-5
-3
-2
0
1
2
4
5
6
5
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