Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 8AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1147 | 1120 | 3417 | 2116 | 2682 | 4201 | 3456 | 3095 | 2838 | 2313 | 2094 | 5104 | 4701 | 4375 | 3371 | 2986 | 2629 | 2410 | 1911 | 1835 | 1427 | 3621 | 3586 | 3413 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 7:00AM2.18m | 7:30PM2.17m | 8:02AM2.21m | 8:32PM2.20m | 9:06AM2.27m | 9:34PM2.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:55AM0.69m | 1:26PM0.67m | 1:54AM0.69m | 2:24PM0.69m | 2:56AM0.65m | 3:28PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:17 |
mm | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 1147 | 878 | 3417 | 2116 | 2682 | 4201 | 3456 | 3095 | 2838 | 2313 | 1879 | 5104 | 4701 | 4375 | 3371 | 2986 | 2629 | 2410 | 1911 | 1835 | 1427 | 3621 | 3586 | 3413 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | WSW 16 | SW 10 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 18 | WSW 14 | SSE 18 | — |
| kJ | 651 | 1120 | — | 1811 | 1156 | 54 | 308 | 458 | 1024 | 1840 | 2094 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 222 | 664 | 1336 | 527 | 30 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 24 | — | — | — | — | SE 19 | SE 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 18 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 32 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 10 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 222 | 225 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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