Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 2AM is: 3.0m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Fri night, near gales from the W by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 273 | 442 | 1061 | 1932 | 2478 | 3140 | 4147 | 4369 | 6867 | 7226 | 8761 | 11442 | 13799 | 16304 | 15987 | 15751 | 15973 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross |
High Tide | 1:36AM2.36m | 2:00PM2.38m | 2:13AM2.42m | 2:37PM2.41m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37PM0.40m | 7:58AM0.32m | 8:14PM0.36m | 8:36AM0.32m | 8:53PM0.36m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 187 | 251 | — | — | — | — | — | 847 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | WSW 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 54 | 251 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 273 | 442 | 1061 | 1932 | 2478 | 3140 | 4147 | 4369 | 6867 | 7226 | 8761 | 11442 | 13799 | 16304 | 15987 | 15751 | 15973 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 223 | 3 | 134 | 134 | 141 | 181 | 181 | 141 | 181 | 185 | 124 | 141 | 185 | 475 | 341 | 650 |
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