Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 8PM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
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 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
472 | 386 | 451 | 901 | 264 | 345 | 762 | 1469 | 2023 | 2754 | 3446 | 4300 | 5534 | 6578 | 7457 | 12108 | 19744 | 21046 | 19414 | 16192 | 17137 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | 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 | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:25PM2.33m | 1:36AM2.36m | 2:00PM2.38m | 2:13AM2.42m | 2:37PM2.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:21AM0.36m | 7:37PM0.40m | 7:58AM0.32m | 8:14PM0.36m | 8:36AM0.32m | 8:53PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
472 | 386 | 4 | 4 | 187 | 251 | 371 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | — | — | SW 10 | WSW 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
47 | 47 | — | — | 69 | 251 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | SE 9 | — | — | WSW 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | — | — | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
— | 7 | 451 | 901 | 264 | 345 | 762 | 1469 | 2023 | 2754 | 3446 | 4300 | 5534 | 6578 | 7457 | 12108 | 19744 | 21046 | 19414 | 16192 | 17137 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 124 | 147 | 3 | 3 | 134 | 141 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 185 | 45 | 141 | 193 | 267 | 500 | 650 | 496 | 674 |
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