Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.3°C
1.0° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 3PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 2.5m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (21 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (21 Sep)13ft (4.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Mon morning, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
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5
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0
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0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
13
3
W
13
3.5
W
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
5
WSW
14
6
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5
WSW
14
5
WSW
15
5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3961
3423
3684
5391
5591
6491
7078
7394
7193
9239
13396
12620
11316
10638
9971
9300
8743
8119
7126
6150
5659
Wind (km/h)
30
N
20
NNW
30
NW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
30
NW
45
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:14AM2.00m
9:37PM1.99m
10:06AM2.05m
10:26PM2.07m
10:51AM2.13m
Low Tide
3:35PM0.90m
3:59AM0.75m
4:28PM0.78m
4:47AM0.64m
5:11PM0.65m
clear
clear
cloud
mod rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:43
6:44
6:45
 mm
9
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
16
15
7
8
7
7
6
7
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
8
9
9
8
Feels °C
5
11
9
-1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-1
-2
-4
-4
-2
-2
-1
-1
1
1
1
2
1
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