Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 5PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 24). 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

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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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4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
2.4
W
7
2.5
W
7
2.4
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4362
4896
4067
3355
2801
2423
2154
1974
1532
1311
1182
919
904
761
633
521
319
265
587
657
606
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
20
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
0
S
5
N
5
NW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
30
W
30
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:32AM2.22m
11:47PM2.28m
12:11PM2.31m
00:25AM2.38m
12:49PM2.40m
Low Tide
5:49PM0.53m
6:08AM0.43m
6:26PM0.44m
6:47AM0.35m
7:04PM0.37m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:46
6:47
6:50
 mm
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
9
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
8
7
8
8
9
15
13
11
10
Feels °C
1
3
4
5
6
5
6
7
6
7
7
8
5
4
3
3
5
11
8
5
3
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