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 (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 6AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 22s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 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 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2135 | 1544 | 1387 | 1701 | 1454 | 1336 | 1154 | 1043 | 793 | 653 | 560 | 1483 | 4689 | 6973 | 4215 | 2426 | 1702 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:32AM2.22m | 1:57PM2.27m | 2:07AM2.25m | 2:32PM2.29m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33PM0.55m | 7:52AM0.44m | 8:08PM0.50m | 8:28AM0.40m | 8:43PM0.47m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | -6 | -3 | -3 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | W 24 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 2135 | 1544 | 1387 | 1701 | 1454 | 1336 | 1154 | 1043 | 793 | 653 | 560 | 1483 | — | — | — | 11 | 1702 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 22 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SE 11 | — | — | — | W 24 | SW 23 |
| kJ | 16 | 545 | 627 | 91 | 218 | 214 | 454 | 318 | 380 | 366 | 402 | 5 | — | — | — | 11 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 12 | W 24 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 15 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 11 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | — | 4689 | 6973 | 4215 | 2426 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 147 | 496 | 621 | 274 |
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