Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newdicks Beach today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newdicks Beach at 4PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Newdicks Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
268 | 258 | 281 | 281 | 211 | 206 | 176 | 132 | 132 | 95 | 91 | 62 | 64 | 27 | 47 | 47 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:17AM1.82m | 8:43PM1.95m | 9:07AM1.81m | 9:30PM1.90m | 9:56AM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30PM0.04m | 3:03AM0.05m | 3:19PM0.08m | 3:50AM0.07m | 4:07PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 |
268 | 258 | 281 | 281 | 211 | 206 | 176 | 132 | 132 | 95 | 91 | 62 | 64 | 27 | 47 | 47 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | NE 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 121 | 61 | 15 |
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