Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.1° C
0.8° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 10PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.4
SW
18
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
347
342
336
286
238
216
149
147
114
108
220
463
461
400
472
697
610
811
514
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:02PM2.17m
7:42AM2.20m
8:11PM2.16m
8:52AM2.23m
Low Tide
12:59PM0.68m
1:29AM0.65m
2:02PM0.72m
2:36AM0.63m
3:11PM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
Temp °C
5
5
5
4
3
3
4
7
10
9
9
8
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
Feels °C
2
1
1
-1
-2
-2
-1
3
7
5
6
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
5
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