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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
13.7° 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 3PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | |
857 | 846 | 822 | 822 | 811 | 826 | 700 | 607 | 690 | 617 | 578 | 540 | 532 | 590 | 799 | 800 | 815 | 686 | 659 | 711 | 722 | 1899 | 5164 | 5624 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 4:18PM2.14m | 4:28AM2.04m | 5:04PM2.06m | 5:19AM1.98m | 5:55PM2.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11AM0.75m | 10:33PM0.86m | 10:57AM0.79m | 11:20PM0.88m | 11:49AM0.80m | 00:13AM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | |
— | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | -1 | -3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | — | — |
857 | 846 | 822 | 822 | 811 | 826 | 700 | 607 | 690 | 617 | 578 | 540 | 532 | 590 | 799 | 800 | 815 | 686 | 659 | 711 | 722 | 1899 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 9 | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 5 | SW 18 | SW 19 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | — |
135 | 102 | 161 | 58 | 51 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 83 | 93 | — | 226 | 339 | 453 | 667 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | SW 19 | NW 10 | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 27 | 41 | 22 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 93 | 4 | — | — | 69 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | SSW 4 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
13 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 22 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 5164 | 5624 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 124 | 147 | 345 |
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