Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.0° C
0.6° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 9AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (28 Jul)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (28 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
721
622
610
628
793
2534
2626
2553
2890
2976
2707
2598
2348
2148
2026
1581
1387
1750
1475
1336
1189
1028
793
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
WNW
5
ENE
5
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
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
00:19AM2.16m
12:44PM2.21m
00:57AM2.19m
1:21PM2.24m
1:32AM2.22m
1:57PM2.27m
Low Tide
6:38AM0.58m
6:58PM0.63m
7:15AM0.51m
7:33PM0.55m
7:52AM0.44m
8:08PM0.50m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:14
8:12
8:11
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5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
10
12
13
12
10
10
9
10
10
12
13
11
10
8
8
8
9
12
13
10
8
Feels °C
5
5
7
10
12
11
8
7
5
6
6
8
10
7
6
4
4
3
4
8
9
6
4
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