Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 1PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat afternoon, gales from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WSW 16 | W 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1376 | 1318 | 850 | 692 | 416 | 1152 | 1485 | 1011 | 1056 | 1382 | 584 | 335 | 298 | 362 | 411 | 580 | 589 | 3617 | 11456 | 19931 | 21742 | 20220 | 16597 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:57AM2.06m | 8:23PM2.01m | 9:00AM2.04m | 9:24PM2.01m | 9:57AM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39AM0.88m | 2:06PM0.97m | 2:43AM0.89m | 3:14PM0.98m | 3:45AM0.85m | 4:17PM0.91m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -4 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 8 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1376 | 1318 | 850 | 692 | 416 | 1152 | 1485 | 1011 | 1056 | 1382 | 584 | 335 | 251 | 361 | 370 | 580 | 573 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 24 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 44 | 38 | 80 | 114 | 347 | 181 | 11 | 350 | 249 | 131 | 289 | 198 | 192 | 362 | 411 | 188 | 289 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 137 | 232 | 298 | 150 | 132 | 165 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | — | N 3 | — | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | — | 9 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 502 | 589 | 3617 | 11456 | 19931 | 21742 | 20220 | 16597 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 654 | 650 | 701 | 650 | 650 |
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