Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 3PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, gales from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 13 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1493 | 1469 | 1534 | 1797 | 1624 | 1534 | 1376 | 1189 | 1138 | 692 | 417 | 1152 | 1512 | 934 | 1186 | 356 | 539 | 736 | 422 | 547 | 386 |
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 | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:54AM2.13m | 7:17PM2.06m | 7:57AM2.06m | 8:23PM2.01m | 9:00AM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:06PM0.90m | 1:39AM0.88m | 2:06PM0.97m | 2:43AM0.89m | 3:14PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 1493 | 1469 | 1534 | 1797 | 1624 | 1534 | 1376 | 1189 | 1138 | 692 | 417 | 1152 | 1512 | 934 | 249 | 308 | 539 | 736 | 298 | 358 | 344 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 24 | WSW 13 | WSW 20 | WSW 13 | W 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 34 | 48 | 140 | 347 | 181 | 11 | 307 | 76 | 356 | 299 | 232 | 195 | 186 | 145 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 20 | — | — | WSW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 130 | 139 | 78 | — | — | 216 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | N 3 | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | W 11 | WNW 7 | — | — | W 10 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 986 | 1021 | 886 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 1186 | 187 | — | — | 422 | 547 | 386 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 124 | 124 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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