Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (01 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 11PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 356 | 586 | 736 | 876 | 861 | 1786 | 1334 | 1011 | 563 | 506 | 406 | 911 | 724 | 645 | 1405 | 1807 | 2184 | 2245 | 1973 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:29PM2.22m | 8:07AM2.23m | 8:37PM2.22m | 9:13AM2.22m | 9:41PM2.25m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18PM0.59m | 1:52AM0.48m | 2:23PM0.61m | 2:57AM0.48m | 3:29PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 356 | 586 | 736 | 876 | 199 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 102 | 645 | 1405 | 1807 | 2184 | 2245 | 1973 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 260 | 199 | 167 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 189 | 177 | 147 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 24 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 861 | 1786 | 1334 | 1011 | 563 | 506 | 406 | 911 | 724 | 350 | — | — | — | 3 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 253 | 124 | 124 | 45 | 124 | 134 | 124 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 27 | 17 | 17 |
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