Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.4° C
0.9° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 3PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (21 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (21 Jul)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
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)
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
9
3
W
10
3
W
10
3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.9
W
12
1.9
W
12
2
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
599
1647
1985
1824
1724
1674
1674
1909
2038
1989
1929
1815
1550
1197
947
847
851
1054
1056
1065
1174
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
W
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:39AM2.24m
7:05PM2.18m
7:39AM2.17m
8:05PM2.12m
8:40AM2.13m
Low Tide
12:55PM0.67m
1:23AM0.75m
1:50PM0.81m
2:22AM0.82m
2:48PM0.90m
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8:21
8:19
8:18
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5:28
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
12
13
11
10
10
9
9
9
10
11
9
8
8
8
9
9
11
11
9
9
Feels °C
5
7
7
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
9
6
4
4
3
4
5
7
7
5
5
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