Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (05 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 1PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Mon 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 184 | 152 | 118 | 116 | 114 | 127 | 194 | 295 | 843 | 1111 | 1130 | 939 | 715 | 705 | 929 | 1811 | 2085 | 2207 | 2396 | 12206 | 15303 | 13671 | 12376 | 11327 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:07AM2.07m | 4:38PM2.10m | 4:53AM2.05m | 5:23PM2.07m | 5:43AM2.05m | 6:13PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35AM0.68m | 10:54PM0.76m | 11:22AM0.69m | 11:42PM0.77m | 12:13PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | — | — | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | WSW 21 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 184 | 152 | 118 | 116 | 54 | 114 | 110 | 84 | — | — | 75 | 107 | 88 | — | — | — | — | 546 | 1716 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | W 26 | W 24 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 17 | 25 | 34 | 114 | 57 | 88 | 12 | — | — | — | 13 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 569 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 127 | 194 | 295 | 843 | 1111 | 1130 | 939 | 715 | 705 | 929 | 1811 | 2085 | 2207 | 2396 | 12206 | 15303 | 13671 | 12376 | 11327 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 3 | 124 | 147 | 147 | 475 | 341 | 124 | 181 | 134 | 181 | 181 | 183 | 189 |
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