Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (25 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 11PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3253 | 1534 | 1261 | 1026 | 1230 | 1363 | 2338 | 2770 | 2816 | 2513 | 2402 | 1262 | 1481 | 1480 | 1482 | 1273 | 1149 | 1243 | 1346 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:14PM2.44m | 1:33AM2.53m | 1:57PM2.50m | 2:19AM2.57m | 2:41PM2.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:32PM0.39m | 7:58AM0.38m | 8:16PM0.33m | 8:43AM0.37m | 9:03PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 19 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 3253 | 1534 | 1261 | 934 | 1230 | 1363 | 2338 | 2770 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 13 | — | — | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 769 | 598 | 1026 | 1042 | 878 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 66 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 1972 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2816 | 2513 | 2402 | 1262 | 1481 | 1480 | 1482 | 1273 | 1149 | 1243 | 1346 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 141 | 147 | 222 | 147 | 960 | 345 | 181 | 495 | 147 | 147 | 181 |
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