Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (16 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 10PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
633 | 1301 | 2631 | 4445 | 4179 | 4527 | 4121 | 3560 | 3069 | 2555 | 2613 | 2798 | 2831 | 3055 | 3030 | 3465 | 3744 | 3844 | 3607 | 3281 | 2993 | 2655 | 2265 | 1565 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:13PM2.60m | 2:32AM2.54m | 3:08PM2.57m | 3:27AM2.52m | 4:02PM2.51m | 4:22AM2.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30PM0.32m | 8:56AM0.15m | 9:23PM0.32m | 9:51AM0.18m | 10:17PM0.36m | 10:46AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
633 | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | 117 | 180 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 3844 | 3607 | 3281 | 2993 | 2655 | 2265 | 1565 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | WNW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 229 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | W 22 | WSW 22 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 9 | 45 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — |
266 | 1301 | 2631 | 4445 | 4179 | 4527 | 4121 | 3560 | 3069 | 2555 | 2613 | 2798 | 2831 | 3055 | 3030 | 3465 | 3744 | 1980 | 1705 | — | — | — | 3 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 141 | 181 | 475 | 506 | 295 | 124 | 124 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 181 | 183 | 183 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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