Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newdicks Beach today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Newdicks Beach at 12AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Newdicks Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NE 10 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 16 | 58 | 66 | 53 | 35 | 28 | 34 | 30 | 40 | 41 | 54 | 94 | 83 | 91 | 136 | 179 | 332 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:17PM1.64m | 6:32AM1.56m | 6:58PM1.69m | 7:15AM1.61m | 7:38PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:32AM0.37m | 12:43PM0.28m | 1:15AM0.30m | 1:27PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 10 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | N 7 | NE 11 |
4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 179 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | N 2 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 8 |
1 | 1 | 16 | 58 | 66 | 53 | 35 | 28 | 34 | 30 | 40 | 41 | 54 | 94 | 83 | 91 | 136 | — | 332 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 151 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 74 | 74 | 86 | 145 | 40 | 145 | 145 | 74 | 0 |
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