Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 11PM is: 6.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 21ft (6.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 21ft (6.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
16256 | 17622 | 16760 | 13584 | 12618 | 11631 | 11105 | 10186 | 9571 | 8933 | 8751 | 8612 | 8929 | 9070 | 8869 | 8424 | 7754 | 6418 | 5334 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:18PM2.04m | 10:47AM2.09m | 11:06PM2.09m | 11:31AM2.14m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17PM0.91m | 4:40AM0.75m | 5:09PM0.79m | 5:27AM0.64m | 5:51PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | -5 | -4 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
16256 | 17622 | 16760 | 13584 | 12618 | 11631 | 11105 | 10186 | 9571 | 8933 | 8751 | 8612 | 8929 | 9070 | 8869 | 8424 | 7754 | 6418 | 5334 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1043 | 712 | 506 | 342 | 253 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 141 | 141 | 181 | 183 | 185 | 183 | 181 | 181 | 124 | 148 | 181 |
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