Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (01 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 10PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the S by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 706 | 753 | 706 | 1326 | 1208 | 1365 | 1696 | 7353 | 9628 | 10542 | 10623 | 11980 | 12367 | 5742 | 12066 | 9944 | 9243 | 7199 | 5726 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:07PM2.30m | 3:20AM2.30m | 3:44PM2.30m | 4:00AM2.30m | 4:23PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21PM0.46m | 9:44AM0.42m | 10:01PM0.48m | 10:27AM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | |  | | |  | |  | | | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 16 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 706 | 753 | 10 | 11 | 136 | 25 | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 39 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 66 | 72 | 706 | 1326 | 1208 | 1365 | 1696 | 7353 | 9628 | 10542 | 10623 | 11980 | 12367 | 5742 | 12066 | 9944 | 9243 | 7199 | 5726 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 3 | 183 | 124 | 45 | 45 | 181 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 185 | 185 | 189 | 223 | 269 | 341 | 506 | 654 | 295 |
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