Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newdicks Beach today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newdicks Beach at 10PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Newdicks Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:01PM1.75m | 11:32AM1.67m | 11:47PM1.65m | 12:20PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20AM0.18m | 5:40PM0.32m | 6:05AM0.26m | 6:27PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | N 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 |
7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 9 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — |
— | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 |
— | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 240 | 161 | 161 | 145 | 161 | 240 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 89 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 161 | 129 | 129 |
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