Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 2AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1127 | 996 | 816 | 689 | 617 | 317 | 472 | 386 | 366 | 0 | 378 | 631 | 1462 | 2574 | 2908 | 3597 | 4604 | 4438 | 6615 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:49PM2.27m | 1:01AM2.30m | 1:25PM2.33m | 1:36AM2.36m | 2:00PM2.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:02PM0.46m | 7:21AM0.36m | 7:37PM0.40m | 7:58AM0.32m | 8:14PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | -2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 22 | SE 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 21 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 17 | — |
| kJ | 1127 | 996 | 816 | 689 | 617 | 317 | 472 | 386 | 91 | 4 | 187 | 251 | — | — | — | — | — | 1086 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 9 | SW 11 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | — | — | SW 10 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 213 | 47 | 47 | — | — | 39 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 24 | W 24 | W 24 | SW 23 | WSW 22 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | WSW 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 48 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 63 | 42 | 20 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 366 | 259 | 378 | 631 | 1462 | 2574 | 2908 | 3597 | 4604 | 4438 | 6615 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 728 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 147 | 147 | 134 | 141 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 141 | 183 |
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