
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (24 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 12AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
4356 | 4187 | 1537 | 1145 | 996 | 996 | 969 | 1837 | 2751 | 2632 | 6048 | 5896 | 6072 | 5603 | 4553 | 3434 | 2948 | 1772 | 1387 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:07AM2.32m | 12:31PM2.35m | 00:49AM2.44m | 1:14PM2.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08PM0.57m | 6:30AM0.48m | 6:50PM0.47m | 7:14AM0.42m | 7:32PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 21 | WSW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 18 | — | W 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
— | 45 | 1537 | 606 | 694 | 739 | 838 | 480 | — | 2632 | 6048 | 5896 | 6072 | 5603 | 4553 | 3434 | 2948 | 1772 | 1387 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 |
— | — | 346 | 1145 | 996 | 996 | 969 | — | — | 1030 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 383 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 480 | 566 | 508 | 491 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — |
4356 | 4187 | 707 | 351 | — | — | — | 1837 | 2751 | 1567 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 463 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 124 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 124 | 124 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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