Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.8° C
1.3° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 8AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (08 Jul)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (08 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
0
2
3
4
5
5
5
6
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
13
1.4
WSW
17
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
11
2.4
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
18
3
WSW
18
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1147
1120
3417
2116
2682
4201
3456
3095
2838
2313
2094
5104
4701
4375
3371
2986
2629
2410
1911
1835
1427
3621
3586
3413
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
0
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
7:00AM2.18m
7:30PM2.17m
8:02AM2.21m
8:32PM2.20m
9:06AM2.27m
9:34PM2.25m
Low Tide
00:55AM0.69m
1:26PM0.67m
1:54AM0.69m
2:24PM0.69m
2:56AM0.65m
3:28PM0.67m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:30
8:30
8:29
8:29
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
5:17
 mm
1
2
4
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
4
4
5
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
6
8
8
8
6
Feels °C
3
3
0
-1
0
2
3
2
1
0
-1
1
2
3
2
0
1
0
1
3
6
6
5
2
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