Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 9AM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)15ft (4.5m)14s
Afternoon (04 Sep)16ft (5.0m)11s
Evening (04 Sep)18ft (5.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
5
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5
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
15
4
W
14
4.5
W
14
4.5
W
14
5
W
11
5
WSW
13
5.5
WSW
13
5.5
W
13
5.5
W
14
5
W
15
5.5
W
15
6
W
15
6
W
16
6.5
WSW
16
5.5
WSW
16
5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3360
6101
7778
8741
6883
8608
9560
10619
11359
11228
13562
16020
18467
19775
16122
12528
10411
8903
7211
5926
5006
3932
3033
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
45
W
40
W
40
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
35
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
40
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
30
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
SSW
10
S
0
NNW
5
ENE
10
E
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
6:18AM2.23m
6:46PM2.15m
7:29AM2.19m
8:00PM2.13m
8:42AM2.20m
Low Tide
00:07AM0.58m
12:40PM0.69m
1:13AM0.61m
1:48PM0.72m
2:23AM0.59m
3:00PM0.67m
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light rain
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:23
 mm
4
7
2
5
2
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
3
2
1
3
7
6
1
Temp °C
11
9
9
8
9
8
8
8
9
8
8
10
11
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
7
Feels °C
8
0
0
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
0
-1
0
1
1
1
2
4
5
5
6
6
7
6
4
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