
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (21 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 9PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the N by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wed 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1228 | 1583 | 1824 | 1946 | 2537 | 2929 | 3137 | 3152 | 3035 | 2967 | 2747 | 2278 | 1973 | 1778 | 1672 | 1647 | 1449 | 1427 | 1427 | 1427 | 1599 | 1889 | 1979 | 1734 | |
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 | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:49PM2.25m | 7:19AM2.25m | 7:48PM2.20m | 8:18AM2.22m | 8:46PM2.18m | 9:14AM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:39PM0.45m | 1:05AM0.61m | 1:34PM0.57m | 2:03AM0.69m | 2:29PM0.68m | 3:00AM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:33 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | S 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
— | 3 | 3 | 1946 | 2537 | 2929 | 3137 | 3152 | 3035 | 2967 | 2747 | 2278 | 1973 | 1778 | 1672 | 1647 | 1449 | 1427 | 1427 | 1427 | 1599 | 1889 | 1979 | 1734 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 22 | 23 | 20 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1228 | 1583 | 1824 | 949 | 1139 | — | — | — | 1358 | 1591 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 147 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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