Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.1° 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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 11AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (29 Jul)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (29 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
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)
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
13
4.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2890
2898
2707
2598
2180
2057
2187
1544
1295
1726
1454
1336
1138
1043
854
841
732
1842
4031
6268
4236
3172
2367
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
5
NNE
5
N
10
W
30
SSW
40
S
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:57AM2.19m
1:21PM2.24m
1:32AM2.22m
1:57PM2.27m
2:07AM2.25m
2:32PM2.29m
Low Tide
7:15AM0.51m
7:33PM0.55m
7:52AM0.44m
8:08PM0.50m
8:28AM0.40m
8:43PM0.47m
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clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:12
8:11
8:10
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:38
 mm
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
12
13
11
10
9
8
8
8
12
11
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
Feels °C
6
6
6
8
9
7
6
5
4
3
3
8
7
4
3
4
5
4
0
-3
-3
-3
-4
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