Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.3° C
0.9° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 5PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (15 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (15 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Thu morning).

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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5
5
5
5
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
W
15
4
W
14
4.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
18
5
WSW
18
5
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4810
4196
3642
3529
3829
6163
5711
5808
6250
7319
8323
8936
8676
8543
9033
8550
7394
6253
6152
6275
7190
12328
14105
15601
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
35
WSW
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
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
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:00PM2.59m
2:17AM2.58m
2:51PM2.59m
3:07AM2.57m
3:39PM2.54m
3:57AM2.52m
Low Tide
7:49AM0.09m
8:15PM0.23m
8:41AM0.06m
9:04PM0.23m
9:31AM0.10m
9:54PM0.28m
cloud
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clear
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:26
8:26
8:25
8:23
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
5
4
1
Temp °C
8
9
10
8
9
8
10
10
10
10
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
11
12
11
10
10
11
11
Feels °C
4
6
6
3
4
0
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
5
6
5
4
3
3
2
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