
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 5PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
436 | 464 | 365 | 359 | 353 | 441 | 414 | 414 | 1087 | 1072 | 1072 | 1225 | 1344 | 1292 | 1670 | 2197 | 2665 | 3213 | 1205 | 1530 | 2070 | 3280 | 3042 | 2632 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:43PM2.37m | 3:07AM2.38m | 3:20PM2.31m | 3:47AM2.32m | 3:57PM2.24m | 4:28AM2.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45AM0.64m | 9:02PM0.58m | 9:24AM0.69m | 9:42PM0.63m | 10:03AM0.75m | 10:22PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | 8:57 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
436 | 464 | 365 | 359 | 353 | 441 | 414 | 359 | 1087 | 1072 | 1072 | 1225 | 1344 | 1292 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 20 | SE 4 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 8 | 6 | 31 | 119 | 264 | 414 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 19 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 14 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ESE 8 | SE 3 | SE 4 | W 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | WSW 15 | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
4 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 573 | — | — | — | 645 | 1670 | 2197 | 2665 | 3213 | 1205 | 1530 | 2070 | 3280 | 3042 | 2632 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 147 | 181 | 185 | 222 | 124 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
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