Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 4PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | W 10 | W 11 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2815 | 1716 | 2730 | 3319 | 6315 | 6157 | 6002 | 5543 | 4282 | 3570 | 3253 | 1601 | 1261 | 1026 | 1026 | 1291 | 2143 | 2417 | 2329 | 2481 | 2325 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:31PM2.35m | 00:49AM2.44m | 1:14PM2.44m | 1:33AM2.53m | 1:57PM2.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50PM0.47m | 7:14AM0.42m | 7:32PM0.39m | 7:58AM0.38m | 8:16PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 17 | 6 |
Temp °C | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 2815 | 480 | — | 1030 | 6315 | 6157 | 6002 | 5543 | 4282 | 3570 | 3253 | 1601 | 1261 | 815 | 1026 | 1291 | 2143 | 2417 | 2329 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | W 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 491 | — | — | — | 722 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 726 | 541 | 1026 | 865 | 781 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 329 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 11 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | N 3 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | 1716 | 2730 | 3319 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1809 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 1462 | 2481 | 2325 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 45 | 124 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 147 | 147 |
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