Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.2°C
0.9° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 7PM is: 6.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)18ft (5.5m)15s
Afternoon (05 Sep)21ft (6.5m)16s
Evening (05 Sep)20ft (6.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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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5
5
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
W
15
6
W
15
6.5
W
16
6.5
WSW
16
6
WSW
16
5
WSW
16
5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13808
16818
20020
20943
17368
13672
11450
8933
7564
5926
5006
3932
3033
2487
2109
1699
1405
1060
943
835
636
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
W
40
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
NE
5
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
5
SE
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:29AM2.19m
8:00PM2.13m
8:42AM2.20m
9:10PM2.18m
9:48AM2.27m
Low Tide
1:48PM0.72m
2:23AM0.59m
3:00PM0.67m
3:33AM0.50m
4:10PM0.56m
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:23
6:24
 mm
2
1
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
9
12
11
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
7
8
8
7
Feels °C
1
3
1
1
0
1
3
4
6
4
5
5
5
3
2
1
1
3
4
6
5
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