
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 11AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 8 | WSW 16 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3179 | 3270 | 3738 | 3793 | 4307 | 4245 | 3978 | 3638 | 3102 | 2820 | 2421 | 1541 | 1129 | 997 | 1019 | 1026 | 876 | 2073 | 1597 | 1724 | 2069 | 954 | 3040 | 558 | |
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 | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:27AM2.52m | 4:02PM2.51m | 4:22AM2.46m | 4:56PM2.42m | 5:19AM2.39m | 5:51PM2.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51AM0.18m | 10:17PM0.36m | 10:46AM0.24m | 11:12PM0.43m | 11:43AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 19 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 14 | S 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | W 10 | W 9 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | — | SW 12 |
— | — | — | 4 | 19 | 4245 | 3978 | 3638 | 3102 | 2820 | 2421 | 1541 | 1129 | 997 | 862 | 1026 | 780 | — | 399 | 395 | 312 | 395 | — | 558 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | W 8 | WSW 21 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | S 17 | — | — | SW 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 161 | 45 | 891 | 188 | 712 | 876 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 264 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | W 22 | WSW 22 | S 14 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 9 | 45 | 4 | 101 | 75 | 251 | 364 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 9 | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 8 |
3179 | 3270 | 3738 | 3793 | 4307 | 1933 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 422 | — | 1019 | — | — | 2073 | 1597 | 1724 | 2069 | 954 | 3040 | 318 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 141 | 181 | 45 | 45 | 124 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 124 | 45 | 3 | 181 | 147 | 124 |
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