Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.8° C
1.3° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 8AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)6ft (1.8m)18s
Afternoon (09 Jul)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (09 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
18
3
WSW
18
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
2.5
SW
18
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2838
2313
2094
5104
4988
4375
3371
2986
2629
2410
1911
1835
1408
3825
3630
3685
3594
3460
3237
3035
2791
2423
2238
1953
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
0
N
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:02AM2.21m
8:32PM2.20m
9:06AM2.27m
9:34PM2.25m
10:09AM2.35m
10:35PM2.32m
Low Tide
1:54AM0.69m
2:24PM0.69m
2:56AM0.65m
3:28PM0.67m
3:59AM0.57m
4:33PM0.61m
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clear
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clear
clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:30
8:29
8:29
8:27
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5:16
5:16
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
6
6
5
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
7
7
8
10
9
7
6
Feels °C
2
2
1
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
5
5
4
3
2
3
3
4
7
6
4
3
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