Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 3AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 884 | 954 | 493 | 619 | 486 | 323 | 1027 | 766 | 713 | 1245 | 1174 | 2412 | 2412 | 2847 | 2661 | 2721 | 2531 | 2584 | 2549 | 2726 | 2853 | 3045 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:19PM2.07m | 5:53AM2.09m | 6:07PM2.01m | 6:41AM2.03m | 7:01PM1.97m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:48PM0.77m | 12:09PM0.87m | 00:37AM0.79m | 12:58PM0.88m | 1:31AM0.80m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — |
 | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | 9:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 9 | — | — | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 884 | 954 | 493 | 619 | 486 | 323 | 2 | — | — | 326 | 553 | 2412 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2853 | 3045 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | W 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | 35 | 134 | 81 | 78 | 96 | — | — | — | — | 259 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | S 9 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 36 | 84 | 31 | 2 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | — |
| kJ | 404 | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 1027 | 766 | 713 | 1245 | 1174 | — | 2412 | 2847 | 2661 | 2721 | 2531 | 2584 | 2549 | 2726 | 1567 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 181 | 147 | 124 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 147 | 147 | 124 | 147 | 147 | 124 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
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