Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 5PM is: 6.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)15ft (4.5m)14s
Afternoon (22 Sep)20ft (6.0m)14s
Evening (22 Sep)18ft (5.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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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0
0
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5
6
4
3
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5
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
6
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
15
5
WSW
15
5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8035
10709
13149
13047
11707
10952
10667
9974
9125
8156
7126
6269
5037
4746
4267
3989
3697
4120
4020
3316
2627
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
45
W
50
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:06AM2.05m
10:26PM2.07m
10:51AM2.13m
11:08PM2.17m
11:32AM2.22m
Low Tide
4:28PM0.78m
4:47AM0.64m
5:11PM0.65m
5:29AM0.53m
5:49PM0.53m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:44
6:45
6:46
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
8
8
9
9
7
6
7
8
9
10
9
9
Feels °C
-1
-2
-5
-4
-2
-2
-1
-1
1
1
0
2
3
1
0
1
1
2
4
5
6
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