Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.1° C
0.8° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 2AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (10 Aug)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1275
1319
1240
1172
965
892
781
769
543
490
427
399
469
443
643
612
589
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:24PM2.27m
11:01AM2.38m
11:24PM2.37m
11:58AM2.47m
Low Tide
4:49AM0.41m
5:24PM0.47m
5:48AM0.26m
6:18PM0.33m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
9
11
10
8
7
6
5
5
8
10
9
8
Feels °C
6
6
6
7
7
7
8
7
4
4
3
1
1
5
7
6
5
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