Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newdicks Beach today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newdicks Beach at 8PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 30). 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 (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Newdicks Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
494 | 445 | 252 | 205 | 251 | 194 | 124 | 101 | 47 | 33 | 34 | 44 | 38 | 40 | 69 | 67 | 64 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 23 | |
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-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 | 7:58AM1.66m | 8:18PM1.77m | 8:40AM1.70m | 8:58PM1.79m | 9:23AM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09PM0.21m | 2:38AM0.18m | 2:52PM0.20m | 3:19AM0.15m | 3:35PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNW 6 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
494 | 445 | 252 | 205 | 251 | 194 | 124 | 101 | 47 | 33 | 31 | 36 | 25 | 40 | 69 | 67 | 64 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 8 | NE 9 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | — | NNE 10 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | NW 6 | — | NW 7 | NNW 5 |
— | — | 54 | 99 | — | — | — | 8 | 20 | 12 | 8 | — | 38 | 14 | 12 | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 |
3 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 16 | 34 | 44 | 18 | 28 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 64 | 91 | 74 | 74 | 55 | 64 | 164 | 169 | 166 | 180 | 164 | 64 | 64 | 161 | 4 | 161 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
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