Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.1°C
0.8° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 1PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (27 Aug)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (27 Aug)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the W by Sat night).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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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)
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1
WSW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.6
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
6
2
W
7
3
W
8
3.5
W
8
4
WSW
9
4
WSW
10
4.5
W
11
4.5
W
12
5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2226
1922
1524
1327
1127
996
816
637
617
317
421
386
293
653
404
355
994
1676
2562
3438
4658
6215
7726
Wind (km/h)
30
E
35
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
35
WSW
35
W
30
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
35
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:25AM2.22m
12:49PM2.27m
1:01AM2.30m
1:25PM2.33m
1:36AM2.36m
2:00PM2.38m
Low Tide
6:45AM0.43m
7:02PM0.46m
7:21AM0.36m
7:37PM0.40m
7:58AM0.32m
8:14PM0.36m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
2
4
3
4
3
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
8
8
10
10
10
9
8
8
9
9
10
10
11
10
Feels °C
-3
-3
-2
-2
-1
1
1
3
5
6
6
8
7
3
1
1
-1
0
0
1
1
3
3
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