Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 8AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 8 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1449 | 1449 | 1493 | 1538 | 1534 | 1797 | 1624 | 1534 | 1376 | 1189 | 1138 | 692 | 415 | 848 | 1376 | 932 | 976 | 862 | 516 | 1270 | 1255 | 639 | 1076 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:54AM2.13m | 7:17PM2.06m | 7:57AM2.06m | 8:23PM2.01m | 9:00AM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:39AM0.80m | 1:06PM0.90m | 1:39AM0.88m | 2:06PM0.97m | 2:43AM0.89m | 3:14PM0.98m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
1449 | 1449 | 1493 | 1538 | 1534 | 1797 | 1624 | 1534 | 1376 | 1189 | 1138 | 692 | 349 | 848 | 1376 | 932 | 976 | 862 | 516 | 232 | 298 | 434 | 314 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 24 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | WSW 20 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 61 | 140 | 415 | 384 | 11 | 303 | 249 | 356 | 359 | 78 | — | 152 | 283 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | 128 | 137 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 5 | — | — | N 3 | — | N 3 | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 8 | W 12 |
813 | 790 | — | 792 | 986 | 1021 | 886 | 23 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 9 | 10 | — | — | 1270 | 1255 | 639 | 1076 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 124 | 0 | 3 | 124 | 124 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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