Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.3°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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 3AM is: 5.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)16ft (5.0m)14s
Afternoon (25 Aug)15ft (4.5m)14s
Evening (25 Aug)13ft (4.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the E by Wed morning).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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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4
4
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
W
14
5
W
14
5
W
14
5
W
14
5
WSW
14
5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8085
9259
9470
9429
9838
9509
7986
6702
5510
4841
4212
3597
3298
3210
2860
2842
2615
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
W
35
W
35
WSW
40
W
35
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
S
5
E
10
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:06PM2.09m
11:31AM2.14m
11:48PM2.15m
12:12PM2.21m
Low Tide
5:27AM0.64m
5:51PM0.67m
6:07AM0.53m
6:27PM0.55m
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light rain
light rain
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
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6:08
6:09
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
11
10
11
11
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
7
Feels °C
5
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
4
4
6
5
5
4
3
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