Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 8PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). 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 (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1454 | 1336 | 1154 | 1043 | 854 | 744 | 732 | 1928 | 6322 | 9525 | 6167 | 3836 | 2490 | 1715 | 1256 | 622 | 755 | 976 | 718 | 1252 | 864 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:57PM2.27m | 2:07AM2.25m | 2:32PM2.29m | 2:42AM2.28m | 3:07PM2.30m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52AM0.44m | 8:08PM0.50m | 8:28AM0.40m | 8:43PM0.47m | 9:05AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | W 24 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 20 | WSW 12 | SW 19 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 1454 | 1336 | 1154 | 1043 | 854 | 744 | 732 | 1928 | 6322 | — | — | 11 | 2490 | 1715 | 1256 | 622 | 755 | 38 | 718 | 94 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | WSW 12 | WSW 20 | — | WSW 20 | — | — |
| kJ | 218 | 214 | 454 | 326 | 469 | 366 | 402 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 19 | 18 | 278 | 40 | — | 39 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | NE 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 13 | SW 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 4 | SSE 12 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 24 | 9525 | 6167 | 3836 | 32 | 49 | — | 521 | 437 | 976 | 50 | 1252 | 864 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 45 | 3 | 124 | 270 | 496 | 650 | 274 | 222 | 17 | 148 | 45 | 45 | 3 | 181 | 189 |
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