Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 4AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 636 | 569 | 491 | 392 | 368 | 391 | 891 | 1142 | 1027 | 1008 | 891 | 769 | 954 | 1027 | 1349 | 2228 | 3102 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross |
High Tide | 10:13PM2.27m | 10:47AM2.35m | 11:10PM2.38m | 11:41AM2.44m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:36AM0.37m | 5:08PM0.43m | 5:32AM0.24m | 5:59PM0.31m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 636 | 569 | 491 | 392 | 368 | 391 | 891 | 1142 | 1027 | 1008 | 891 | 769 | 954 | 1027 | 1349 | 2228 | 3023 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 46 | 47 | 112 | 110 | 175 | 216 | 261 | 332 | 332 | 341 | 491 | 644 | 587 | 700 | 1257 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 22 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | WSW 15 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 24 | WSW 23 |
| kJ | — | 18 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 56 | 86 | — | 140 | 180 | 112 | 347 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 617 | 617 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3102 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 |
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