Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 9AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.9m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2444 | 2293 | 2303 | 2318 | 2490 | 2904 | 2676 | 2056 | 1184 | 876 | 1657 | 1854 | 1700 | 1300 | 1018 | 772 | 1919 | 1761 | 1644 | 2285 | 3931 | 4085 | 3926 | 3156 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:17AM2.04m | 10:38PM2.08m | 11:04AM2.13m | 11:24PM2.20m | 11:48AM2.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10AM0.76m | 4:37PM0.79m | 4:59AM0.66m | 5:24PM0.68m | 5:46AM0.57m | 6:08PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 24 | — | SW 22 | W 13 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 20 | — | WSW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 21 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 2444 | 2293 | 2303 | 2318 | 11 | — | 18 | 2056 | 1184 | 876 | 15 | — | 30 | 77 | 104 | 229 | 1919 | 1761 | 1644 | 2285 | — | — | 45 | 346 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 24 | — | — | — | SW 22 | SW 22 | WSW 12 | — | — | W 24 | W 23 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | W 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 443 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 45 | 117 | 157 | 336 | 666 | 124 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | W 13 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 16 | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 266 | 297 | 1285 | — | 2490 | 2904 | 2676 | 1191 | — | — | 1657 | 1854 | 1700 | 1300 | 1018 | 772 | 1145 | — | — | — | 3931 | 4085 | 3926 | 3156 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 147 | 124 | 124 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 45 | 124 | 124 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 45 |
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