
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newdicks Beach today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newdicks Beach at 11AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Newdicks Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | ENE 10 |
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50 | 64 | 109 | 329 | 509 | 547 | 422 | 318 | 266 | 284 | 232 | 201 | 181 | 149 | 100 | 78 | 61 | 120 | 110 | 64 | 54 | 42 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | 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 | 11:41AM1.61m | 11:55PM1.53m | 12:29PM1.55m | 00:44AM1.47m | 1:22PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:26AM0.29m | 5:52PM0.42m | 6:11AM0.36m | 6:40PM0.48m | 7:00AM0.42m | 7:32PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNE 11 | N 6 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 |
50 | 12 | 109 | 329 | 509 | 547 | 422 | 318 | 266 | 284 | 232 | 201 | 181 | 149 | 100 | 78 | 41 | 32 | 110 | 64 | 54 | 42 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | N 10 | NNE 11 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 |
12 | 2 | 12 | 188 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | NNE 9 |
2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
— | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 18 | 10 | 21 | 61 | 120 | 56 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 145 | 61 | 125 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 55 | 161 | 64 | 164 | 164 | 166 | 422 | 28 | 163 | 64 | 55 |
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