
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newdicks Beach today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Newdicks Beach at 10PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Newdicks Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 12 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 15 | NE 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
120 | 54 | 59 | 73 | 56 | 51 | 3 | 80 | 125 | 146 | 120 | 79 | 86 | 54 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:05PM1.85m | 9:38AM1.93m | 9:55PM1.85m | 10:29AM1.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25AM-0.00m | 3:55PM0.12m | 4:14AM0.00m | 4:47PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 6 |
3 | 54 | 59 | 73 | 56 | 51 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 146 | 120 | 79 | 86 | 54 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 4 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | N 18 | N 17 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 16 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 15 |
— | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 13 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 12 | N 16 | — | N 7 | N 7 | NE 15 | N 11 |
— | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 4 |
120 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 85 | 80 | 125 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 40 | 54 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 164 | 166 | 164 | 164 | 86 | 164 | 164 | 171 | 166 | 54 | 86 | 86 | 28 | 4 | 166 | 174 | 166 | 166 | 166 |
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