Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.3°C
1.0° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 9AM is: 5.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)16ft (5.0m)14s
Afternoon (25 Aug)15ft (4.5m)14s
Evening (25 Aug)13ft (4.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue morning, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
0
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3
4
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
W
14
5
WSW
14
5
WSW
14
5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9109
9204
9488
9018
8200
7009
5862
4995
4441
3597
3298
3065
2817
2695
2682
2609
2596
2193
1762
1408
1200
996
816
Wind (km/h)
50
WNW
45
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:31AM2.14m
11:48PM2.15m
12:12PM2.21m
00:25AM2.22m
12:49PM2.27m
Low Tide
5:27AM0.64m
5:51PM0.67m
6:07AM0.53m
6:27PM0.55m
6:45AM0.43m
7:02PM0.46m
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7:31
7:30
7:28
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6:08
6:09
6:12
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
7
3
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
12
12
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
7
5
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
Feels °C
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
6
6
5
4
1
-2
-3
-4
-2
0
1
1
3
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