Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newdicks Beach today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Newdicks Beach at 9PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Newdicks Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 3 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
183 | 342 | 125 | 82 | 47 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:58PM1.48m | 3:11AM1.43m | 3:53PM1.49m | 4:06AM1.44m | 4:45PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:04PM0.55m | 9:26AM0.44m | 10:00PM0.54m | 10:19AM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 4 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
3 | 206 | 125 | 82 | 47 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NW 4 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NW 5 | — | — | — | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | NW 4 |
2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | NE 12 | — | N 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NW 4 | — | N 6 | N 14 | — | — | N 14 |
— | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | NW 4 | NW 3 | W 3 | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 |
183 | 342 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 164 | 164 | 164 | 54 | 55 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 94 | 162 | 167 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 164 | 161 | 164 | 164 | 164 |
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