Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.4°C
1.2° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 18s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 7PM is: 5.0m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)15ft (4.5m)18s
Afternoon (10 Sep)16ft (5.0m)18s
Evening (10 Sep)16ft (5.0m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
WSW
18
4.5
WSW
18
5
WSW
18
5
WSW
18
5
WSW
18
4.5
WSW
18
4.5
WSW
17
5.5
WSW
17
5.5
WSW
16
6
WSW
16
6
WSW
15
6
WSW
16
6
WSW
16
6.5
WSW
16
6.5
WSW
16
6
WSW
16
5.5
WSW
16
5.5
WSW
16
5.5
WSW
16
5
WSW
16
5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12089
13035
14067
15148
13951
12838
13204
15850
15613
17585
16745
17486
18487
20347
19432
18526
16601
15319
14524
13759
14196
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
45
WNW
50
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
50
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
40
W
40
WNW
45
WNW
50
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:30PM2.51m
00:47AM2.56m
1:15PM2.55m
1:32AM2.59m
1:58PM2.56m
Low Tide
6:22AM0.15m
6:45PM0.24m
7:09AM0.12m
7:29PM0.22m
7:53AM0.16m
8:12PM0.26m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
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6:29
6:30
6:31
 mm
1
1
1
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1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
Temp °C
8
8
9
8
7
7
7
9
10
9
10
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
9
9
10
Feels °C
0
1
1
0
0
0
-1
-1
0
-1
0
-3
-3
-5
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
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