Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.1° C
0.7° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 1AM is: 4.5m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)16ft (5.0m)16s
Afternoon (03 Aug)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (03 Aug)15ft (4.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
19
4
WSW
18
4.5
WSW
18
4.5
WSW
17
5
WSW
17
5
WSW
11
5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
13
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9379
11053
11607
12496
13580
6697
12344
9944
9615
7835
6388
5245
4434
3736
3097
2522
2106
1650
1411
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
50
WNW
45
W
40
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
3:44PM2.30m
4:00AM2.30m
4:23PM2.29m
4:44AM2.28m
5:07PM2.26m
Low Tide
10:01PM0.48m
10:27AM0.47m
10:45PM0.53m
11:12AM0.53m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:07
8:04
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
5
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
11
10
8
8
9
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
8
7
6
Feels °C
3
2
3
2
1
0
-1
-2
-2
-5
-4
-4
-3
-1
1
3
5
4
3
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