
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newdicks Beach today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newdicks Beach at 11AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Newdicks Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:00AM1.40m | 2:35PM1.49m | 2:56AM1.38m | 3:28PM1.50m | 3:53AM1.40m | 4:20PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13AM0.45m | 8:52PM0.51m | 9:06AM0.47m | 9:46PM0.48m | 10:00AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNW 3 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNE 13 | NE 10 | NNW 3 | — | N 12 | NE 8 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 3 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 14 | N 12 | NNE 13 | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 12 | — | — | — | N 12 |
1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 12 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | E 3 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 145 | 145 | 187 | 191 | 166 | 164 | 145 | 149 | 145 | 164 | 173 | 161 | 129 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 186 | 171 | 164 | 166 |
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