
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nicks Point today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nicks Point at 9PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.1m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nicks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
4067 | 3556 | 2801 | 2423 | 2154 | 1974 | 1532 | 1311 | 1182 | 919 | 816 | 761 | 633 | 421 | 319 | 265 | 427 | 573 | 587 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:47PM2.28m | 12:11PM2.31m | 00:25AM2.38m | 12:49PM2.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49PM0.53m | 6:08AM0.43m | 6:26PM0.44m | 6:47AM0.35m | 7:04PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 24 | SE 13 | SW 16 |
— | — | 2801 | 2423 | 2154 | 1974 | 1532 | 1311 | 1182 | 919 | 816 | 761 | 633 | 421 | 319 | 265 | 11 | 7 | 129 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | S 14 | S 14 | W 7 | WNW 8 | W 25 | — | — | SW 24 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 68 | 12 | — | — | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
4067 | 3556 | 1496 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 187 | 427 | 573 | 587 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 124 | 45 | 45 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
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