Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.6°C
1.3° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 7AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.4m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (24 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (24 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
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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6
5
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4
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5037
4918
4180
4237
4362
4966
4126
3406
2844
2423
2154
1765
1532
1311
1182
919
904
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
N
0
ENE
0
S
5
WSW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
High Tide
11:08PM2.17m
11:32AM2.22m
11:47PM2.28m
12:11PM2.31m
Low Tide
5:29AM0.53m
5:49PM0.53m
6:08AM0.43m
6:26PM0.44m
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:46
6:47
 mm
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
7
7
8
9
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
10
10
10
8
Feels °C
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
5
5
6
5
6
6
9
8
8
6
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