Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 10AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (13 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (13 Aug)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
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0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
16
2
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
17
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1020
1235
1230
1324
1324
1452
1505
1505
1125
1551
1598
2344
6879
7489
7339
5889
6608
7158
7411
7224
6566
5934
5497
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
N
10
WNW
10
W
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNW
20
WSW
20
W
10
NW
15
NW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:09AM2.56m
1:40PM2.59m
1:56AM2.60m
2:26PM2.59m
2:42AM2.60m
3:10PM2.56m
Low Tide
7:31AM0.05m
7:54PM0.18m
8:19AM0.05m
8:40PM0.20m
9:05AM0.12m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:50
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:55
5:57
 mm
1
1
1
4
5
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
12
11
10
9
9
8
7
10
11
10
9
9
8
7
6
6
8
7
6
Feels °C
7
8
9
10
11
10
9
7
6
5
4
8
6
5
6
5
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
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