Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.2° 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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 7PM is: 5.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (14 Jul)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (14 Jul)15ft (4.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Thu morning).

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
5
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5
5
5
5
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
12
3
W
16
4.5
W
16
5
W
15
4.5
W
15
4.5
W
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
W
15
3.5
W
14
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
5.5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
15
5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
915
3916
10246
10895
9746
8173
6818
5457
4810
4196
3642
3360
3620
5570
5278
6056
6893
8679
10767
12042
11100
9333
8443
8313
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
N
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
30
WNW
40
W
40
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
40
WSW
35
W
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
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
1:07PM2.57m
1:26AM2.54m
2:00PM2.59m
2:17AM2.58m
2:51PM2.59m
3:07AM2.57m
Low Tide
6:56AM0.18m
7:25PM0.29m
7:49AM0.09m
8:15PM0.23m
8:41AM0.06m
9:04PM0.23m
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8:26
8:26
8:26
8:25
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5:21
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
7
1
1
1
1
3
9
1
1
Temp °C
9
12
11
10
9
9
8
7
8
8
10
8
8
9
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
Feels °C
5
7
4
3
2
3
3
3
5
4
7
3
3
2
1
-1
-1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
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