Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.4°C
1.0° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 12AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)--
Afternoon (01 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (01 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
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4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
!
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
2.5
W
10
3
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3454
3678
3463
3295
2592
2821
2798
2632
2471
2352
2267
2186
2124
1345
2416
3256
2371
2015
1861
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
30
WNW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:33PM2.43m
5:05AM2.42m
5:25PM2.33m
6:03AM2.33m
6:26PM2.23m
Low Tide
10:59PM0.39m
11:29AM0.53m
11:53PM0.46m
12:25PM0.61m
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7:18
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1
7
2
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Temp °C
11
11
10
9
11
10
13
15
15
12
12
12
13
15
14
11
10
10
9
Feels °C
8
7
5
4
5
5
8
10
10
7
7
6
8
9
8
4
2
1
1
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