Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.4°C
1.1° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 9AM is: 5.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)18ft (5.5m)16s
Afternoon (11 Sep)20ft (6.0m)15s
Evening (11 Sep)21ft (6.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the NW by Sun night).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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)
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
WSW
17
5.5
WSW
17
5.5
WSW
16
6
WSW
16
6
WSW
15
6
WSW
16
6.5
WSW
16
6.5
WSW
16
6.5
WSW
16
6
WSW
16
5.5
WSW
16
5.5
WSW
16
5.5
WSW
16
5
WSW
16
5.5
WSW
16
5.5
WSW
16
5
WSW
16
5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13738
15850
15613
17190
17489
16963
19042
20091
19719
19080
16863
15319
15215
13719
14712
15292
13233
10927
8752
7052
5902
5343
4892
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
45
W
50
WNW
50
W
45
WSW
50
W
50
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
W
45
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:47AM2.56m
1:15PM2.55m
1:32AM2.59m
1:58PM2.56m
2:15AM2.58m
2:38PM2.53m
Low Tide
7:09AM0.12m
7:29PM0.22m
7:53AM0.16m
8:12PM0.26m
8:36AM0.26m
8:55PM0.34m
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7:00
6:58
6:56
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6:30
6:31
6:32
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
10
10
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
0
1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-4
-4
-3
-3
-2
0
-1
-1
1
1
2
2
3
3
5
4
4
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