Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 9PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6044 | 6141 | 5441 | 4555 | 4036 | 2686 | 1827 | 2460 | 2222 | 2230 | 2112 | 2535 | 4005 | 3393 | 2938 | 2745 | 3288 | 4181 | 4681 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:56PM2.38m | 4:21AM2.37m | 4:42PM2.31m | 5:15AM2.30m | 5:38PM2.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20PM0.44m | 10:48AM0.52m | 11:10PM0.51m | 11:40AM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | S 10 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 2686 | 1827 | 468 | 344 | 275 | 367 | 2 | — | 3393 | 2938 | 2745 | 3288 | 4181 | 4681 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 13 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 12 | 971 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6044 | 6141 | 5441 | 4555 | 4036 | — | — | 2460 | 2222 | 2230 | 2112 | 2535 | 4005 | 2094 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 262 | 223 | 183 | 253 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 134 | 181 | 124 | 45 | 45 | 124 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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