Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 3AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 10 | W 13 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 900 | 1257 | 1586 | 1724 | 1657 | 1432 | 1108 | 816 | 1919 | 1761 | 1644 | 3024 | 2479 | 3823 | 3926 | 3330 | 1145 | 943 | 996 | 2454 | 3163 | 2505 | 3748 | 5186 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:38PM2.08m | 11:04AM2.13m | 11:24PM2.20m | 11:48AM2.24m | 00:07AM2.32m | 12:31PM2.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59AM0.66m | 5:24PM0.68m | 5:46AM0.57m | 6:08PM0.57m | 6:30AM0.48m | 6:50PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | WSW 18 | — | WSW 21 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | W 13 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 900 | 1257 | 1586 | — | 31 | — | 45 | 229 | 1919 | 1761 | 1644 | 3024 | 2479 | — | — | 346 | 1145 | 553 | 568 | 2454 | 3163 | — | 3748 | 5186 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 410 | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 117 | 157 | 336 | 673 | — | — | — | — | — | 480 | 943 | 996 | 491 | 123 | — | — | 731 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 566 | 508 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 16 | — | — | — | W 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 802 | 1724 | 1657 | 1432 | 1108 | 816 | 1297 | — | — | — | 367 | 3823 | 3926 | 3330 | 521 | — | — | — | 504 | 2505 | 1643 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 181 | 45 | 147 | 124 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 124 | 124 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 124 | 11 | 45 |
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