Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.1° C
0.7° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 19s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 3AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (02 Aug)11ft (3.5m)19s
Evening (02 Aug)15ft (4.5m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
1
1
2
2
2
!
!
3
!
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
19
3.5
WSW
19
2.2
WSW
18
4.5
WSW
18
4.5
WSW
17
5
WSW
17
5.5
WSW
11
5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
672
1195
1113
1329
1662
7353
9528
3200
11109
12496
13951
6700
12141
9362
9615
7271
6174
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
50
WNW
50
W
40
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:20AM2.30m
3:44PM2.30m
4:00AM2.30m
4:23PM2.29m
Low Tide
9:21PM0.46m
9:44AM0.42m
10:01PM0.48m
10:27AM0.47m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:07
8:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
10
10
11
12
11
11
10
11
11
8
9
8
8
8
Feels °C
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
1
0
1
-1
-1
-3
-4
-3
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