Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newdicks Beach today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newdicks Beach at 9PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Newdicks Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
167 | 184 | 214 | 259 | 334 | 454 | 472 | 394 | 293 | 275 | 251 | 222 | 161 | 101 | 68 | 52 | 55 | 61 | 65 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | 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 |
High Tide | 7:38PM1.74m | 7:58AM1.66m | 8:18PM1.77m | 8:40AM1.70m | 8:58PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57AM0.23m | 2:09PM0.21m | 2:38AM0.18m | 2:52PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
3 | 184 | 214 | 259 | 334 | 454 | 472 | 394 | 293 | 275 | 251 | 222 | 161 | 101 | 68 | 52 | 55 | 61 | 65 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 11 | NE 9 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — |
— | 5 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 28 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
167 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 28 | 27 | 27 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 164 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 55 | 64 | 166 | 74 | 55 | 64 | 64 | 164 | 166 | 166 | 65 |
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