
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (11 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 10PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1142 | 1297 | 1344 | 1292 | 1670 | 2318 | 3242 | 1087 | 1584 | 2225 | 2879 | 3191 | 2827 | 2590 | 2563 | 3408 | 3263 | 3070 | 2540 | 1973 | 1649 | 1365 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:20PM2.31m | 3:47AM2.32m | 3:57PM2.24m | 4:28AM2.24m | 4:36PM2.15m | 5:09AM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42PM0.63m | 10:03AM0.75m | 10:22PM0.68m | 10:43AM0.80m | 11:03PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
— | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | 8:58 | |
mm | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
1142 | 1297 | 1344 | 1292 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2590 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2540 | 1973 | 1649 | 1365 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — |
— | — | — | 645 | 1670 | 2318 | 3242 | 1087 | 1584 | 2225 | 2879 | 3191 | 2827 | 1275 | 2563 | 3408 | 3263 | 3070 | 1233 | 972 | 748 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 124 | 124 | 147 | 181 | 222 | 230 | 124 | 45 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 124 | 148 | 148 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
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