Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 29 Aug 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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 9AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (29 Aug)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (29 Aug)16ft (5.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
1
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0
0
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0
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0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
8
3.5
W
8
3.5
W
9
4
W
10
4
W
11
4
W
11
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
13
5.5
WSW
13
6.5
WSW
13
6.5
WSW
14
6.5
WSW
14
6.5
WSW
14
6
WSW
14
6
WSW
14
6.5
WSW
14
6
WSW
14
6
WSW
14
5
WSW
14
6
WSW
13
5.5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1061
1729
2281
2902
4092
4294
7017
7001
6975
11040
14379
16375
16694
16199
15533
15123
15854
14589
13110
10486
13397
10506
9018
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
40
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
40
W
35
W
35
WNW
50
W
50
W
55
W
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
W
45
W
50
WNW
45
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:36AM2.36m
2:00PM2.38m
2:13AM2.42m
2:37PM2.41m
2:52AM2.44m
3:15PM2.42m
Low Tide
7:58AM0.32m
8:14PM0.36m
8:36AM0.32m
8:53PM0.36m
9:17AM0.36m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
7:20
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6:14
6:15
6:16
 mm
2
1
8
1
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
8
5
2
Temp °C
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
8
9
9
7
6
Feels °C
0
-1
-1
1
1
2
2
2
2
-2
-2
-4
-4
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
-2
-2
0
-3
-4
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