
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 11AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2890 | 2898 | 2707 | 2598 | 2180 | 2057 | 2187 | 1544 | 1295 | 1726 | 1454 | 1336 | 1138 | 1043 | 854 | 841 | 732 | 1842 | 4031 | 6268 | 4236 | 3172 | 2367 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:57AM2.19m | 1:21PM2.24m | 1:32AM2.22m | 1:57PM2.27m | 2:07AM2.25m | 2:32PM2.29m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15AM0.51m | 7:33PM0.55m | 7:52AM0.44m | 8:08PM0.50m | 8:28AM0.40m | 8:43PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | — | W 24 | SW 23 |
2890 | 2898 | 2707 | 2598 | 2180 | 2057 | 2187 | 1544 | 1295 | 1726 | 1454 | 1336 | 1138 | 1043 | 854 | 841 | 732 | 1842 | 4031 | — | — | 11 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 22 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 545 | 627 | 91 | 218 | 214 | 454 | 318 | 380 | 366 | 326 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | W 24 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 14 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6268 | 4236 | 3172 | 2367 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 181 | 495 | 512 | 524 |
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