
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (11 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 12AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
365 | 359 | 386 | 353 | 414 | 414 | 974 | 1072 | 1072 | 1225 | 1344 | 1292 | 1670 | 2137 | 2815 | 3595 | 1400 | 2006 | 2428 | 3062 | 2753 | 2364 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:43PM2.37m | 3:07AM2.38m | 3:20PM2.31m | 3:47AM2.32m | 3:57PM2.24m | 4:28AM2.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:02PM0.58m | 9:24AM0.69m | 9:42PM0.63m | 10:03AM0.75m | 10:22PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
— | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | 8:57 | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 15 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 |
365 | 359 | 386 | 353 | 414 | 359 | 974 | 1072 | 1072 | 1225 | 1344 | 1292 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2364 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | SE 4 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 6 | 31 | 119 | 264 | 414 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 19 | WSW 18 | SE 9 | SW 4 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 14 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | WSW 12 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 13 |
6 | 145 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1670 | 2137 | 2815 | 3595 | 1400 | 2006 | 2428 | 3062 | 2753 | 1152 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 295 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 147 | 181 | 222 | 222 | 124 | 45 | 45 | 3 |
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