
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 10PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
742 | 735 | 683 | 512 | 1094 | 1235 | 1230 | 1324 | 1634 | 1052 | 1358 | 1024 | 1125 | 1169 | 1621 | 2561 | 6612 | 7044 | 6901 | |
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 | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:51PM2.54m | 1:09AM2.56m | 1:40PM2.59m | 1:56AM2.60m | 2:26PM2.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07PM0.23m | 7:31AM0.05m | 7:54PM0.18m | 8:19AM0.05m | 8:40PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
742 | 735 | 683 | 512 | 1094 | 1235 | 1230 | 1324 | 1634 | 1052 | 1358 | 1024 | 1125 | 1169 | 1621 | 2561 | 6612 | 7044 | 6901 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 11 | WSW 19 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — |
22 | 18 | 12 | 322 | 51 | 77 | 56 | 48 | 25 | 51 | 17 | 132 | 102 | 87 | 1086 | 1664 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 21 | WNW 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | W 12 | — | — | WNW 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SE 8 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 18 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 18 | 106 | 107 | 3 | 528 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4003 | 4014 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 14 |
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