Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 7PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1402 | 1422 | 1601 | 1143 | 2097 | 1904 | 1772 | 1433 | 1415 | 1397 | 1606 | 1955 | 1821 | 1692 | 1650 | 1397 | 1361 | 1642 | 2109 | 2299 | 2010 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:30AM2.21m | 9:59PM2.21m | 10:33AM2.26m | 10:58PM2.29m | 11:29AM2.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48PM0.63m | 4:19AM0.46m | 4:52PM0.54m | 5:18AM0.38m | 5:48PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 1402 | 1422 | 1601 | 1143 | 2097 | 1904 | 1772 | 1433 | 1415 | 1397 | 1606 | 1955 | 1821 | 1692 | 1650 | 1397 | 1361 | 22 | 2109 | 2299 | 2010 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WNW 7 | W 7 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | — | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 644 | 38 | 27 | — | 66 | 198 | 331 | 245 | 218 | 152 | 125 | 134 | 119 | 57 | — | — | — | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | N 3 | — | N 3 | N 4 | NW 7 | — | WSW 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 6 | 26 | — | 1642 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 12 | 17 |
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