Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
12.2°C
1.8° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 9PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (09 Oct)8ft (2.4m)15s
Evening (09 Oct)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
5
4
4
4
3
2
1
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2563
2381
2685
2997
3035
2864
2716
2486
2144
1821
1626
1568
1356
1208
982
811
692
529
402
326
265
Wind (km/h)
0
N
5
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
SE
20
SE
10
SSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:06PM2.46m
1:24AM2.52m
1:49PM2.49m
2:07AM2.54m
2:29PM2.50m
Low Tide
7:21PM0.34m
7:44AM0.31m
8:04PM0.34m
8:27AM0.37m
8:45PM0.39m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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Temp °C
13
15
16
14
11
11
11
11
13
17
15
13
12
12
11
11
13
17
17
15
13
Feels °C
13
14
14
12
10
10
10
9
11
14
11
12
10
10
9
10
12
16
14
12
11
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