Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.5° C
1.1° 

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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 12AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)--
Afternoon (11 Jul)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (11 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
14
2.5
SW
18
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1491
3825
3630
3456
3460
3460
3237
3156
2791
2720
2238
1953
1927
1670
1504
1265
1161
1018
1002
888
722
543
365
278
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:34PM2.25m
10:09AM2.35m
10:35PM2.32m
11:10AM2.43m
11:35PM2.40m
Low Tide
3:28PM0.67m
3:59AM0.57m
4:33PM0.61m
5:00AM0.45m
5:35PM0.51m
6:00AM0.31m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:29
8:27
8:27
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
7
8
8
8
8
8
7
9
10
9
8
7
6
6
5
7
9
8
6
6
5
5
7
10
Feels °C
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
5
7
6
5
3
2
2
1
3
6
4
1
1
-1
-1
0
6
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