Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
12.9°C
2.3° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 5AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (23 Oct)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (23 Oct)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the N by Sun morning).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
5
3
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5
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
10
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
15
3
W
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1866
1761
1592
2285
2479
3823
4187
1393
1145
996
996
2650
1706
2806
6041
6048
5896
6002
5788
5119
3859
2740
2471
1243
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
25
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
5
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:24PM2.20m
11:48AM2.24m
00:07AM2.32m
12:31PM2.35m
00:49AM2.44m
1:14PM2.44m
Low Tide
5:46AM0.57m
6:08PM0.57m
6:30AM0.48m
6:50PM0.47m
7:14AM0.42m
7:32PM0.39m
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8:27
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2
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Temp °C
11
11
12
16
19
19
18
16
13
12
11
15
19
20
18
16
14
15
16
14
15
17
17
16
Feels °C
8
9
8
13
14
12
12
11
10
9
8
11
14
13
12
12
10
12
14
12
15
16
14
13
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