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Nicks Point surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
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Nicks Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nicks Point sea temperature is
13.2° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nicks Point today?
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 4AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the W by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
1748 | 1449 | 1309 | 811 | 760 | 567 | 531 | 491 | 1805 | 1745 | 1565 | 910 | 726 | 631 | 1736 | 2027 | 2110 | 2220 | 2220 | 2188 | 2157 | 1990 | 1831 | 1682 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:23PM2.21m | 8:50AM2.24m | 9:19PM2.22m | 9:44AM2.26m | 10:10PM2.24m | 10:33AM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37AM0.64m | 3:03PM0.57m | 3:34AM0.64m | 3:57PM0.62m | 4:25AM0.65m | 4:47PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
1748 | 1449 | 1309 | 811 | 760 | 186 | 531 | 455 | 164 | 138 | 1565 | 910 | 726 | 533 | 1736 | 2027 | 2110 | 2220 | 2220 | 2188 | 2157 | 1990 | 1831 | 1682 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 13 | W 7 | SW 12 | S 12 | WSW 12 | S 14 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 488 | 94 | 567 | 3 | 29 | 4 | 55 | 268 | 367 | 471 | 631 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 14 | WSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 107 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 323 | 491 | 1805 | 1745 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 109 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 124 | 45 |
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