Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.5°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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 1AM is: 5.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)15ft (4.5m)16s
Afternoon (23 Sep)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (23 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
0
0
0
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7
3
5
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5
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
6.5
WSW
14
6
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
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14365
14092
12292
11357
10667
9974
8899
8263
7126
6269
4919
5016
4180
3749
3865
4369
4197
3520
2801
Wind (km/h)
50
WSW
45
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
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
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6:35
6:33
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6:44
6:45
6:46
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
5
4
3
Temp °C
7
8
7
6
6
6
7
8
8
9
8
7
6
6
8
9
9
8
8
Feels °C
-5
-3
-2
-1
-1
-1
1
1
0
1
2
1
0
-1
1
2
3
4
5
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