Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.0° C
0.7° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 9PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)--
Afternoon (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
19
0.9
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
643
620
589
422
325
312
315
497
742
675
683
506
1094
1235
1230
1634
1634
1452
1505
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NW
5
W
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:19AM2.48m
12:51PM2.54m
1:09AM2.56m
1:40PM2.59m
Low Tide
6:18PM0.33m
6:42AM0.12m
7:07PM0.23m
7:31AM0.05m
7:54PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
8
7
6
6
7
9
13
11
10
10
11
10
9
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
8
7
5
4
2
1
2
4
9
7
6
7
8
9
7
11
11
10
8
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