Nicks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° S 167.89° E

Nicks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
11.3° C
0.9° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 6PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (12 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (12 Jul)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
5
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
1.2
W
13
1.6
W
12
1.9
W
12
2.5
W
13
4.5
W
16
4.5
W
15
4
W
15
4
W
15
4
W
15
3.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1504
1265
1048
1018
902
837
679
473
309
233
213
181
176
176
468
699
986
2243
9195
8700
8154
7778
6675
5611
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:10AM2.43m
11:35PM2.40m
12:10PM2.51m
00:32AM2.48m
1:07PM2.57m
1:26AM2.54m
Low Tide
5:35PM0.51m
6:00AM0.31m
6:32PM0.39m
6:56AM0.18m
7:25PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:27
8:27
8:26
8:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:21
5:22
 mm
4
5
1
1
Temp °C
6
7
9
8
6
6
6
5
7
11
11
9
8
8
8
8
9
10
11
10
9
8
8
8
Feels °C
2
3
6
4
1
1
0
-1
1
6
7
5
4
3
3
3
4
5
4
4
2
1
2
2
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